Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ330822
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Differential Dispositions of Black and White Juveniles: A Critical Assessment of Methodology.
Perry, Robert L.
Western Journal of Black Studies, v9 n4 p189-97 Win 1985
Reviews research literature on the existence of racial bias in the judicial dispositions of white and black juveniles. Argues against the "no racial bias hypothesis," which recent research has tended to support, by questioning the studies' underlying assumptions and methodologies. (KH)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Court Litigation, Court Role, Delinquency, Due Process, Juvenile Courts, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Sentencing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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