A substantial body of research focuses on racial disparity in the criminal justice system, with
mixed results due to difficulty in disentangling differential offending from racial bias …

The purpose of this study was to explore the moderating influence of race/ethnicity on the
relationship between child maltreatment and internalizing symptoms (eg, affective and …

This study investigated the moderating role of social support (ie,“having anyone to count
on”) on the relationship between male youths' exposure to violence and other stressful life …

Criminologists have devoted much effort to explaining why African American youth have
higher rates of serious offending than Whites. But data suggest that African American youth …

The drug court model, which integrates drug treatment with community supervision and uses
the authority of the court to facilitate compliance and behavioral change, provides an …

Many deny that racism remains pervasive in America today. How can we open eyes to the
continuing disadvantages that keep many people of color from fulfilling their potential, and …

Using power-control theory as the theoretical framework, the present study examines the
gender gap in delinquency for White and African American youth from single-mother …

Deviant peer association and antisocial personality disorder are risk factors for drug use and
violent offending. However, there has yet to be research that focuses on how deviant peer …

Objective assessments of the risks and needs of court-involved youth may lead to judicial
processing that is less vulnerable to actual or perceived racial discrimination. Using data …

Based on a comprehensive study of three counties in Texas, this work examines the idea of
differential handling of minority youth offenders. Traditional wisdom indicates that minorities …