1. Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the United States
The Minority Youth -- Minority youth are more likely than other juveniles to come into contact with the criminal justice system. In the U.S., while public attention has tended to focus on the disproportionate number of minority youth (traditionally defined as African-American, Native-American, Latino and Asian), African-American youth has been singled out more than any other youth group. Studies have suggested that African-American youth are more likely than white youth to be detained pretrial or formally charged in juvenile court, even when charged with the same offense. ...
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