Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US
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- ISBN 9781529202403
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Feb 2022
- Publisher: Bristol University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system.
This book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile justice system to criminalize non-White youth.
Drawing on original data, including interviews with court and probation officers and juvenile self-reports, the authors call for a need to understand racial and ethnic inequality in the juvenile justice system from a structural perspective rather than simply at the level of individual bias.
This unique research will contribute to larger discussions on how race operates in the United States.
Paul R. Ketchum is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Oklahoma.
B. Mitchell Peck is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma.
