Shay Bilchik, Administrator	September 1998

Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 1997 Update From the Administrator Introduction Update on State Compliance With the DMC Core Requirement Pennsylvania's Process as an Example of a Systematic DMC Approach Description of the Pennsylvania Model Target Area #1: Dauphin County Target Area #2 -- Philadelphia Target Area #3 -- Allegheny County Target Area #4 (A New Direction) -- Lehigh and Northampton       Counties Evaluation of DMC Efforts in the Target Areas The Training and Education Component Pennsylvania's Strengths Conclusion References For Further Information Acknowledgements This Bulletin was prepared under contract number OJP-95-C-004 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of OJJDP or the U.S. Department of Justice. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime. NCJ 170606