Citation

Gillis AJ, Bath E. Child Adolesc. Psychiatr. Clin. N. Am. 2016; 25(1): 1-17.

Affiliation

Child Forensic Services, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California Los Angeles, 300 Medical Plaza, Room 1243, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chc.2015.08.001

PMID

26593114

Abstract

There is a large proportion of minority youth involved in the juvenile justice system. Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) occurs when the proportion of any ethnic group is higher at any given stage in the juvenile justice process than the proportion of this group in the general population. There are several theories explaining the presence and persistence of DMC. This article reviews the history of DMC and the theories and implications of this problem. It discusses several targets for interventions designed to reduce DMC and offer resources in this area.

Language: en