"The overrepresentation of people of color in the nation’s prisons, particularly African American men and women, has received much attention in recent years. The disproportionate representation of racial or ethnic minorities is also found in all stages of the juvenile justice system.
While public attention has tended to focus on the disproportionate number of youth of color in confinement, this overrepresentation is often a product of actions that occur at earlier points in the juvenile justice system, such as the decision to make the initial arrest, the decision to hold a youth in detention pending investigation, the decision to refer a case to juvenile court, the decision to waive a case to adult court, the prosecutor’s decision to petition a case, and the judicial decision and subsequent sanction." Source: National Center for Crime and Delinquency
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