Statistical tests of discrimination in punishment

Myers, Samuel L.

doi:10.1007/bf01062214

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“…Additionally, it is expected that the influence of legal factors across county may vary by race of the juvenile. Accordingly, these data were partitioned by county and subsequently by race for each county in order to produce separate estimates for the urban and suburban county, permitting a comparison of the coefficients for each group (Albonetti, 1987; Myers, 1985). The equality of the coefficients across models was tested using the z test (Paternoster, Brame, Mazerolle, & Piquero, 1998).…”

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Race, Geography, and Juvenile Justice: An Exploration of the Liberation Hypothesis

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A large body of research indicates that both geography and race influence juvenile justice outcomes, with the exact magnitude and direction of the relationships still under dispute. In either case, differential outcomes likely stem from the varying influence of legal and extralegal factors. This study uses the spirit of the liberation hypothesis to explore how legal and extralegal factors contribute to geographic and racial disparities in juvenile court outcomes. Logistic and multinomial logistic regression are used to examine factors that influence preadjudication and disposition outcomes between an urban and suburban county, with the data partitioned by race within each county. Contrary to predictions, the analyses found more varying effects of legal and extralegal factors across race in the urban county than in the suburban county. Explanations of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Race, Geography, and Juvenile Justice: An Exploration of the Liberation Hypothesis

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“…The current study used the latter method and partitioned the data by race. This method gives separate estimates for Whites and non-Whites with a resulting comparison of the coefficients for each group (Albonetti, 1997;Myers, 1985). In addition, this method does not rely on a simple regression equation with a dummy variable for race that under-or overestimates the effect of race (Myers, 1985).…”

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Race, Legal Representation, and Juvenile Justice: Issues and Concerns

Guevara

Spohn

Herz

2004

Crime & Delinquency

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The objective of this study was to examine the influence of type of counsel across race on juvenile court outcomes. Using data from a sample of juvenile court referrals from two midwestern juvenile courts, this study examined the interaction of race and type of counsel on disposition outcome. The results indicated that youth without an attorney were the most likely to have the charges dismissed, and this effect was more pronounced for non-White youth. In addition, non-White youth represented by a private attorney were significantly more likely than similar White youth to receive a secure confinement disposition.

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“…We used the latter method and partitioned the data by gender. 6 This method produced separate estimates for males and females and allowed us to compare the coefficients for each group (Albonetti, 1987;Myers, 1985). The equality of the regression coefficients across models was tested using the z test (Paternoster, Brame, Mazerolle, & Piquero, 1998).…”

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Gender and Juvenile Justice Decision Making

Guevara

Herz

Spohn

2006

Feminist Criminology

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This study examines the independent and interactive effects of race and gender on juvenile justice decision making. Using data from a sample of juvenile court referrals from two midwestern juvenile courts, this study looks at males and females separately by race. The results indicate that the effect of race on the pre-adjudication detention and disposition outcomes varies by gender. The severity or leniency of the outcomes is determined by race, gender, and an interaction of the two. This study underscores the need to examine juvenile justice decision making with a multistage analysis to unravel the intricate effects of race and gender.

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Statistical tests of discrimination in punishment

Cited by 14 publications

References 19 publications

Race, Geography, and Juvenile Justice: An Exploration of the Liberation Hypothesis

Race, Geography, and Juvenile Justice: An Exploration of the Liberation Hypothesis

Race, Legal Representation, and Juvenile Justice: Issues and Concerns

Gender and Juvenile Justice Decision Making

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