Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC). A Special Report.

Sonst. Personen	Bumbarger, Brian (Hrsg.)
Institution	Coalition for Juvenile Justice, Washington, DC.
Titel	Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC). A Special Report.
Quelle	(1996), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Blacks; Correctional Institutions; Cultural Awareness; Delinquency; Identification; Males; Minority Groups; Moral Values; Pilot Projects; Prevention; Prisoners; Problem Solving; Social Problems; State Programs; Urban Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; Jugendstrafvollzug; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kriminalität; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Ethnische Minderheit; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Prisoner; Gefangener; Problemlösen; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	As far back as the 1960s, research and statistics began to demonstrate what appeared to be an inequality in the criminal justice system in that minorities, particularly black males, were being arrested and confined in numbers far greater than their proportion to the general population. The Coalition for Juvenile Justice, in conjunction with Community Research Associates, and the Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention hosted a conference on this issue in February 1996. The articles in this collection were written for that conference. The first, "The Rerudj Concept and the Imperative of an African-American Success Model" by Kevin Thomas describes an approach that uses spiritual, value-based, and culturally appropriate problem solving methods to promote the ancient concept of "rerudj," a restoration of that which is damaged. "Identification and Assessment" by Donna Hamperian discusses the identification and assessment of causes of minority overrepresentation in the justice system. "Recognizing System Effects of the DMC Initiative" by William Feyerherm considers a pilot project to develop innovative approaches to DMC in five states. "Positive Activities from the DMC Initiative" by Reggie Morton considers the DMC mandate of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the actions states and local jurisdictions are taking to approach DMC from a problem-solving perspective. Prevention, education, and willingness to change must be the focus of these efforts. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC