Juvenile delinquency: An examination of the disproportionality of minority vs. non-minority juvenile offenders involved with the juvenile justice system
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of disproportionality of minority vs. non-minority youth involved with the juvenile justice system.The study examined the impact of racial/ethnic identity on juvenile offenders by comparing the data between minority and non-minority juvenile offenders to determine if there were differences in the types of criminal offenses committed, and the disposition received from the Franklin County Juvenile Court in Ohio.The data used for this study was obtained from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch.The data consisted of 304 unidentifiable records for youth that had contact with the Franklin County Juvenile Court in Ohio.The data analyzed was for the years 2006 through 2008.A Chi-square test of independence was used to compare groups and to determine if interactions were statistically significant.The Chi-square results of the study concluded that minority youths were somewhat more likely than non-minority youths to commit public order offenses and property offenses, based on the expected count and the observed count.Minority youths committed 13.3 more public order offenses than expected, and 5.4 more property offenses than expected.Of the total public order offenses, minority youth accounted for 67.2% as compared to 32.8% of non-minority
Author: Denise Y. Lewis
Institution: Ohio University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2307913771