| | Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 2002 Update | | (NCJ 201240) September 2004 | | Summary, 42 page(s) | | Hsia, H. M., Bridges, G. S., McHale, R. | | | | Describes developments in addressing disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) at the national, state, and local levels. This OJJDP Summary begins with a brief review of the most recent data, followed by an outline of national efforts by OJJDP and others during the past 5 years to address the challenge of DMC. It then presents an update of state activities, including a status report on state compliance with the DMC core requirement, highlights form state DMC assessment research and intervention initiatives, and an outline of remaining challenges. The Summary concludes with a look at the implications of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act’s broadening of DMC to encompass disproportionate minority contact. | |
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