Knowledge and perceptions of juvenile justice officials about selection bias
✍ Scribed by Clarence R. Talley; Theresa Rajack-Talley; Richard Tewksbury
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0047-2352
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✦ Synopsis
This study examined the knowledge and perceptions of juvenile justice officials about selection bias and other causes associated with minority overrepresentation. In-depth interviews were conducted with officials working at major decisionmaking levels in the juvenile justice system of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Almost half of the officials did not perceive selection bias to be present in the system. The other officials were divided in their beliefs about the possibility that selection bias could be the result of isolated incidents of discrimination as opposed to systematic race and class biases in the society and juvenile justice system. The study concluded that most judges, county attorneys, police officials, and some court designated workers thought that the system was fair and equitable.