Doctoral Dissertation Research: Justice for All? How Race Influences the Intake Process in Juvenile Court

博士论文研究：人人享有正义？

• 批准号: 0752232
• 负责人: Vicki Lens
• 金额: $ 0.74万
• 依托单位: Columbia University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0752232&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Justice; How

PI and Co-PI: Vicki Lens and Stephanie MatsumuraTitle: Doctoral Dissertation Research: Justice for All? How Race Influences the Intake Process in Juvenile Court0752232Project AbstractThe study will use a mixed method approach to examine if race affects intake decisions in juvenile court. Juvenile courts differ from adult courts by combining elements of social welfare, particularly rehabilitative aspects, with penal concerns. The agents within the juvenile justice system (including law enforcement, intake workers, prosecutors, and judges) are empowered with the discretion to decide what is in the best interest of the child and how a case will be handled. There are several key "decision-points" that determine how a case will be processed. While certain procedural and legal standards serve as guidelines, it is possible that similar cases may have different outcomes. Researchers have found overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system. Even when charged for the same type of offense, minority youth are more likely to be formally charged in juvenile court than white youth. Part I of the research design will include a quantitative analysis that uses descriptive, multivariate, and multilevel analyses of the intake outcomes of all juvenile court cases in State X from 2000-2006. The analysis will control for prior offenses, the type of offense, and other demographic variables. Part II includes a qualitative analysis drawn from in-depth interviews with intake officers in State X. The analysis will use a grounded theory to examine the discretionary practices of intake officers and explores the social and organizational ramifications relating to the results found in Part I. The dataset utilized in this study is unique and has not been previously used to examine this issue and the qualitative research is original data. This study will contribute to the existing literature regarding the effect of race in the case processing of juvenile court cases by providing a multi-level analysis. The research will identify any differential treatment of minority youth in the intake process, the possible causes, and suggest change that will promote equal treatment for all youth.

PI和共同PI：Vicki透镜和Stephanie Matsumura标题：博士论文研究：为所有人伸张正义？本研究将采用一种混合的方法来研究种族是否影响少年法庭的录取决定。 少年法庭与成人法庭不同，它将社会福利，特别是康复方面的内容与刑事问题结合起来。少年司法系统内的工作人员（包括执法人员、收押工作人员、检察官和法官）有权自行决定什么是儿童的最大利益，以及如何处理案件。有几个关键的“决定点”，决定如何处理一个案件。 虽然某些程序和法律的标准可以作为指导方针，但类似的案件可能会有不同的结果。 研究人员发现，少数民族青年在少年司法系统中的比例过高。 即使被指控犯有同样的罪行，少数民族青年也比白色青年更有可能在少年法庭被正式起诉。 第一部分的研究设计将包括一个定量分析，使用描述性的，多变量的，多层次的分析，所有的青少年法院案件在X州从2000年至2006年的摄入量的结果。 该分析将控制先前的犯罪，犯罪类型和其他人口统计变量。 第二部分包括从与X国收押官员的深入访谈中得出的定性分析。 分析将使用扎根理论来检查的自由裁量权的做法，招生人员和探索的社会和组织的影响，发现在第一部分的结果。 本研究中使用的数据集是独特的，以前从未用于研究这个问题，定性研究是原始数据。 本研究将有助于现有的文献中关于种族的影响，在案件处理的少年法庭案件提供了一个多层次的分析。 这项研究将查明少数群体青年在入学过程中受到的任何差别待遇、可能的原因，并提出促进平等对待所有青年的改革建议。