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Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level

Author(s): 
Soler, M. & Garry, L. M.
Organization: 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Publisher: 
U. S. Department of Justice
Date Published: 
September, 2009

This bulletin describes strategies that states and communities can use to reduce disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system. A companion to OJJDP's Disproportionate Minority Contact Technical Assistance Manual, the bulletin includes guidance drawn from the manual and provides useful information on the context in which local preparation to address disproportionate minority contact takes place.

Download a copy of Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level (PDF, 765 KB) from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Web site.

Keywords
Topics: 
  • Juvenile Justice Systems
  • System Involved Youth
  • Youth Courts
  • Juvenile Justice and System Involved Youth
Populations and Cultures: 
  • African American
  • American Indian Alaskan Native
  • Hispanic Latino
Resource Type: 
  • Brief/Guide

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