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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development, Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice Ser.: Our Children, Their Children : Confronting Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Juvenile Justice by Kimberly Kempf-Leonard (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226319881

ISBN-139780226319889

eBay Product ID (ePID)102861714

Product Key Features

Number of Pages440 Pages

Publication NameOur Children, Their Children : Confronting Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Juvenile Justice

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectPublic Policy / General, Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Criminology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Social Science

AuthorKimberly Kempf-Leonard

SeriesThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development, Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight27 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-030246

Reviews" Our Children, Their Children is a landmark in social science research. Offering no simplistic solutions about how to reduce racial disparities that permeate the juvenile justice system, it consistently demonstrates how multidisciplinary analysis can expose and explain the pervasive impact of race on American social institutions. And, perhaps most valuably, it revives belief that in the early twenty-first century, just like a century before, a public policy centered on nurturing rather than punishing children-all children-is the only guarantor of a criminal justice system that is moral and just."--Steven Schlossman, Carnegie Mellon University , "This is an outstanding volume that offers a collection of original essays examining the extent of racial and ethnic differences in rates of juvenile offending and in the processing of youths within the juvenile justice system in the United States. The contributors then consider the ramifications of these differences for evaluating the impact of public policy initiatives and legal reforms that have been implemented or proposed over the last several decades."--William H. Feyerherm, Portland State University , "In this excellent collection of original essays Darnell Hawkins, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, and a group of distinguished contributors have produced an important book that forces readers to confront racial and ethnic differences in juvenile offending and juvenile justice in the United States. This critical volume expands the discourse on this topic by emphasizing the complex and subtle nature of the problem."--Cathy Spatz Widom, New Jersey Medical School , "This is an outstanding volume that offers a collection of original essays examining the extent of racial and ethnic differences in rates of juvenile offending and in the processing of youths within the juvenile justice system in the United States. The contributors then consider the ramifications of these differences for evaluating the impact of public policy initiatives and legal reforms that have been implemented or proposed over the last several decades."--William H. Feyerherm, Portland State University, "Our Children, Their Childrenis a landmark in social science research. Offering no simplistic solutions about how to reduce racial disparities that permeate the juvenile justice system, it consistently demonstrates how multidisciplinary analysis can expose and explain the pervasive impact of race on American social institutions. And, perhaps most valuably, it revives belief that in the early twenty-first century, just like a century before, a public policy centered on nurturing rather than punishing children-all children-is the only guarantor of a criminal justice system that is moral and just."--Steven Schlossman, Carnegie Mellon University , " Our Children, Their Children is a landmark in social science research. Offering no simplistic solutions about how to reduce racial disparities that permeate the juvenile justice system, it consistently demonstrates how multidisciplinary analysis can expose and explain the pervasive impact of race on American social institutions. And, perhaps most valuably, it revives belief that in the early twenty-first century, just like a century before, a public policy centered on nurturing rather than punishing children-all children-is the only guarantor of a criminal justice system that is moral and just."--Steven Schlossman, Carnegie Mellon University, "This is an outstanding volume that offers a collection of original essays examining the extent of racial and ethnic differences in rates of juvenile offending and in the processing of youths within the juvenile justice system in the United States. The contributors then consider the ramifications of these differences for evaluating the impact of public policy initiatives and legal reforms that have been implemented or proposed over the last several decades."--William H. Feyerherm, Portland State University -- William H. Feyerherm "William H. Feyerherm" (03/23/2005), " Our Children, Their Children is a landmark in social science research. Offering no simplistic solutions about how to reduce racial disparities that permeate the juvenile justice system, it consistently demonstrates how multidisciplinary analysis can expose and explain the pervasive impact of race on American social institutions. And, perhaps most valuably, it revives belief that in the early twenty-first century, just like a century before, a public policy centered on nurturing rather than punishing children--all children--is the only guarantor of a criminal justice system that is moral and just."--Steven Schlossman, Carnegie Mellon University, "In this excellent collection of original essays Darnell Hawkins, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, and a group of distinguished contributors have produced an important book that forces readers to confront racial and ethnic differences in juvenile offending and juvenile justice in the United States. This critical volume expands the discourse on this topic by emphasizing the complex and subtle nature of the problem."--Cathy Spatz Widom, New Jersey Medical School, This is an outstanding volume that offers a collection of original essays examining the extent of racial and ethnic differences in rates of juvenile offending and in the processing of youths within the juvenile justice system in the United States. The contributors then consider the ramifications of these differences for evaluating the impact of public policy initiatives and legal reforms that have been implemented or proposed over the last several decades., "In this excellent collection of original essays Darnell Hawkins, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, and a group of distinguished contributors have produced an important book that forces readers to confront racial and ethnic differences in juvenile offending and juvenile justice in the United States. This critical volume expands the discourse on this topic by emphasizing the complex and subtle nature of the problem." -- Cathy Spatz Widom "Cathy Spatz Widom" (07/26/2005)

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal364.3608900973

Table Of ContentForeword by Barry A. Krisberg 1. Introduction by Darnell F. Hawkins and Kimberly Kempf-Leonard Part 1 - Racial and Ethnic Differences in Juvenile Crime and Punishment: Past and Present 2. The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Juvenile Justice Processing Donna M. Bishop 3. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Juvenile Offending Janet L. Lauritsen 4. Degrees of Discretion: The First Juvenile Court and the Problem of Difference in the Early Twentieth Century David S. Tanenhaus 5. Race and the Jurisprudence of Juvenile Justice: A Tale in Two Parts, 1950-2000 Barry C. Feld Part 2 - Understanding Race Differences in Offending and the Administration of Justice 6. Is Suburban Sprawl a Juvenile Justice Issue? Paul A. Jargowsky, Scott A. Desmond, and Robert D. Crutchfield 7. Race and Crime: The Contribution of Individual, Familial, and Neighborhood-Level Risk Factors to Life-Course-Persistent Offending Alex R. Piquero, Terrie E. Moffitt, and Brian Lawton 8. Explaining Assessments of Future Risk: Race and Attributions of Juvenile Offenders in Presentencing Reports Sara Steen, Christine E. W. Bond, George S. Bridges, and Charis E. Kubrin 9. "Justice by Geography": Racial Disparity and Juvenile Courts Timothy M. Bray, Lisa L. Sample, and Kimberly Kempf-Leonard 10. Race, Ethnicity, and Juvenile Justice: Is There Bias in Postarrest Decision Making? Paul E. Tracy Part 3 - Public Perceptions and Remedial Social Policy 11 Disproportionate Minority Confinement/Contact (DMC): The Federal Initiative Carl E. Pope and Michael J. Leiber 12. Mental Health Issues among Minority Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System Elizabeth Cauffman and Thomas Grisso 13. Minimizing Harm from Minority Disproportion in American Juvenile Justice Franklin E. Zimring 14. Conclusion Kimberly Kempf-Leonard and Darnell F. Hawkins Contributors Index

SynopsisIn Our Children, Their Children, a prominent team of researchers argues that a second-rate and increasingly punitive juvenile justice system is allowed to persist because most people believe it is designed for children in other ethnic and socioeconomic groups. While public opinion, laws, and social policies that convey distinctions between "our children" and "their children" may seem to conflict with the American ideal of blind justice, they are hardly at odds with patterns of group differentiation and inequality that have characterized much of American history. Our Children, Their Children provides a state-of-the-science examination of racial and ethnic disparities in the American juvenile justice system. Here, contributors document the precise magnitude of these disparities, seek to determine their causes, and propose potential solutions. In addition to race and ethnicity, contributors also look at the effects on juvenile justice of suburban sprawl, the impact of family and neighborhood, bias in postarrest decisions, and mental health issues. Assessing the implications of these differences for public policy initiatives and legal reforms, this volume is the first critical summary of what is known and unknown in this important area of social research.

LC Classification NumberHV9104.O97 2005