Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the Us

<p>Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) refers to the proportional overrepresentation of minority youth at each step of the juvenile justice system.</p><p> This book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile justice system to criminalize non-White youth.</p><p> Drawing on original data including interviews with court and probation officers and juvenile self-reports the authors call for a need to understand racial and ethnic inequality in the juvenile justice system from a structural perspective rather than simply at the level of individual bias.</p><p> This unique research will contribute to larger discussions on how race operates in the United States.</p>