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Minority youth who are sentenced are more likely to receivemore punishment and less rehabilitation

Cochran, Joshua (2015) Minority youth who are sentenced are more likely to receivemore punishment and less rehabilitation. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (14 May 2015). Website.

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Abstract

It is well known that minorities receive disproportionately harsh punishments compared to whites from the justice system, and this also holds for juvenile minorities. In new research which looks at 75,000 sentencing cases in Florida, Joshua Cochran finds that minority youth are also less likely to receive sanctions that are oriented towards rehabilitation, meaning that they miss out on the benefits of such treatment. He writes that this decreased emphasis on rehabilitation may be due to juvenile courts’ perception that minority youth are less likely to benefit from such interventions.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2015 10:04
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 23:49
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62209

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