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Citation

Hurst YG, Nation DD. J. Crim. Justice 2009; 37(6): 534-541.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.09.002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research suggests that differences exist in the criminal justice ideology of Black and White Americans. For example, adult African Americans are more likely than their White counterparts to support criminal justice measures that address the root causes of crime. There has, however, been limited interest in exploring the criminal justice ideology of juveniles. Using survey data collected from 1,398 rural and suburban public high school students, the present study examined the influence of race on the criminal justice ideology of juveniles. The findings suggested that while Black teenagers are significantly more likely to hold a liberal crime control ideology and White teenagers are significantly more likely to hold a conservative ideology, confidence in the justice system to be fair strongly influences the beliefs of both groups.

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