The Social Context of Race Differentials in Juvenile Justice Dispositions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2276643
AutoresCharles E Frazier (0000-0002-5733-4744, University of Florida), Donna M Bishop (University of Florida), John C Henretta (University of Florida)
Año1992
Volumen33
Número3
Páginas447-458
Fecha de publicación1992-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1992.tb00384.x
OpenAlexW2015379200
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas38

Proponents of traditional conflict theory have argued that minority races receive harsher justice system dispositions because they lack the power and resources to ensure equal treatment. Hawkins' (1987) proposed revision of this model predicts minoritv races will receive harsher dispositions in social contexts in which their power threatens the dominant group's hegemony.This study uses juvenile justice processing data from the 32 Florida SMA counties to examine these competing models. The effects of three measures of blacks' power are considered—the relative size of black and white population, the proportion of blacks who are poor, and the average black/white income gap—on differential treatment of black and white juveniles at three court processing stages. A higher proportion of whites in the population is associated with harsher dispositions for black youths. This result is consistent with traditional conflict theory. The other two measures have no differential racial effect on disposition severity

Biology · Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Disposition · Economic Justice · Geography · Hegemony · Juvenile · Political science · Population · Power (physics) · Race (biology) · Sociology · White (mutation) · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Ecology · Gender Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology