19.3 Understanding Racial Disparities in the Juvenile System and the Effect on Minimum Age

Substantial evidence suggests that racial inequities persist at every stage of contact within the juvenile legal system, and waiver to the adult criminal legal system is disproportionately experienced by ethnoracially minoritized youth. This presentation aims to highlight how current laws regarding the minimum age of juvenile court impact ethnoracially minoritized youth and their families.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research