Author: Noreus, Becky
Title: Disproportionate Minority Contact in Maine: DMC Assessment and Identification
Summary: Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the overrepresentation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system in certain areas of the United States. Because research at the national level has demonstrated that minority youth are often overrepresented at key decision points, such as arrest and confinement in juvenile detention centers, in a state’s juvenile justice system, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) requires all states to assess whether DMC exists in their jurisdiction. TThis report provides a baseline of rates of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in Maine’s juvenile justice system. It also provides information for practitioners and policymakers looking to inform their understanding and awareness of the treatment of minority youth within Maine’s juvenile justice system.
Details: Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service, 2009. 57p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2009
Country: United States
URL:
Shelf Number: 119461
Keywords:
DiscriminationJuvenile Detention (Maine)Juvenile Offenders (Maine)Minority Groups |
