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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 2/2013

01-02-2013 | Book Review

Miroslava Chavez-Garcia: States of Delinquency: Race and Science in the Making of California’s Juvenile Justice System

University of California Press, Los Angeles, 2012, 212 pp, ISBN: 978-0-520-27172-2

Auteur: Sarah M. Nadolny

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 2/2013

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Excerpt

Developmentalists seeking to understand the development of juvenile offending increasingly focus on the effects of race in the etiology of offending behavior as well as in the manner youth respond to efforts to curtail their behaviors (see Chung et al. 2011; Lee et al. 2010). Yet, race has long played an important role in responses to youth, including the development of the juvenile justice system itself. Some states have been particularly harsh on minority youth. For example, although California has been seen as an innovative and enlightened state in its responses to youth deemed problematic, history reveals a different picture. This more complex view is illustrated well in an important book, States of Delinquency: Race and Science in the Making of California’s Juvenile Justice System, which examines the treatment of minority youth in some of California’s correctional facilities during the nineteenth to twentieth centuries. Using rich case studies and empirical data, the text illustrates well the abusive and unfair treatment endured by Mexican and African American minorities. Equally important, the text highlights the significant role that social science, including pseudo-scientific, research played in the inappropriate classification of minority youth. These two important and intertwined analyses make for indispensable reading for those of us interested in the study of delinquent youth. …
Literatuur
go back to reference Chung, H., Mulvey, E., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Understanding the school outcomes of juvenile offenders: An exploration of neighborhood influences and motivational resources. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40, 1025–1038. doi:10.1007/s10964-010-9626-2.PubMedCrossRef Chung, H., Mulvey, E., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Understanding the school outcomes of juvenile offenders: An exploration of neighborhood influences and motivational resources. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40, 1025–1038. doi:10.​1007/​s10964-010-9626-2.PubMedCrossRef
go back to reference Lee, J. M., Steinberg, L., Piquero, A. R., & Knight, G. P. (2010). Identity-linked perceptions of the police among African American juvenile offenders: A developmental perspective. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(1), 23–37. doi:10.1007/s10964-010-9553-2.PubMedCrossRef Lee, J. M., Steinberg, L., Piquero, A. R., & Knight, G. P. (2010). Identity-linked perceptions of the police among African American juvenile offenders: A developmental perspective. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40(1), 23–37. doi:10.​1007/​s10964-010-9553-2.PubMedCrossRef
Metagegevens
Titel
Miroslava Chavez-Garcia: States of Delinquency: Race and Science in the Making of California’s Juvenile Justice System
University of California Press, Los Angeles, 2012, 212 pp, ISBN: 978-0-520-27172-2
Auteur
Sarah M. Nadolny
Publicatiedatum
01-02-2013
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9861-9

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