Citation

Jordan KL. J. Juv. Justice 2012; 2(1): 41-53.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, In Public Domain (U.S. Department of Justice OJJDP), Publisher CSR)

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Abstract

Researchers have started examining the impact of early juvenile court decisions on subsequent court outcomes for youth. The empirical literature generally finds that after controlling for legal and extralegal factors, early decision points can have a negative effect on youth later in the court process. The present study contributes to this body of knowledge through the examination of youth who were adjudicated delinquent during 2005 in West Virginia. Using both propensity score matching and multilevel modeling, the findings indicate that preventive detention increases the probability of out-of-home placement for youth. Policy implications and directions for future research are explored.
Keywords: juvenile justice, preventive detention, race, racial disparity

Language: en