How would you explain the differences of African American, Hispanic, and Native American youth being treated more harshly than white youth at several stages of the juvenile justice process?


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How would you explain the differences of African American, Hispanic, and Native American youth being treated more harshly than white youth at several stages of the juvenile justice process?


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Although studies reveal that African American, Hispanic, and Native American youth are treated more harshly than white youth at several stages of the juvenile justice process (even after the seriousness of the offense and the offender’s prior juvenile record are taken into consideration), they do not tell us why these disparities occur. How would you explain these differences? How do Bridges and Steen account for them? The Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice: http://www.cjcj.org Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org Chicago Defender Report: Criminal Justice System Unfair to Black Youth: http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-2037-report-criminal-justice-system-unfair-to-black-youth.html The Innocence Project: http://www.innocenceproject.org The Civil Rights Act of 1964: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/