Our Children, Their Children: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Juvenile Justice (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur . Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice)

ISBN 10: 0226319881 / ISBN 13: 9780226319889

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our Children, Their Children: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Juvenile Justice (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur . Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice)
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226319881
• ISBN 13: 9780226319889
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

In 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.

About the Authors

Darnell F. Hawkins is professor emeritus of African American studies, sociology, and criminal justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the editor or author of several volumes, including, most recently, Violent Crimes: Assessing Race and Differences.

Kimberly Kempf-Leonard is professor of sociology, crime and justice studies, and political economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Social Measurement.