NCJ Number
143329
Date Published
1990
Length
34 pages
Annotation
A committee that analyzed the incarceration of black and Hispanic youth in New Jersey concluded that efforts to address the disproportionate incarceration of minority youth must involve policies, procedures, efforts by all branches of State government.
Abstract
Actions recommended to address this problem include primary prevention and early intervention services; the training of professionals and staff in ethnic and cultural issues; program sensitivity to ethnic and cultural issues; and the enforcement of laws that address the inequities that minority youth and their families experience in the juvenile justice, economic, social, and educational systems. Additional measures should include evaluation and accountability for all public and private agencies, employment and vocational training to ensure that minorities have competitive skills, and funding to address the needs of minority youths and their families. Appended background information and dissenting opinion