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Disproportionate Representation: Communities of Color in the Domestic Violence, Juvenile Justice, and Child Welfare Systems
Author(s) -
WRIGHT RICHARD,
THOMAS JUDGE WADIE
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2003.tb00088.x
Subject(s) - economic justice , welfare , juvenile , representation (politics) , welfare system , criminology , domestic violence , population , political science , state (computer science) , demographic economics , poison control , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , sociology , law , economics , environmental health , demography , ecology , computer science , medicine , algorithm , politics , biology
A number of State and Federal surveys show that communities of color are involved with the domestic violence, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems at rates that are disproportionately higher than their population size. As courts are responsible for decisions that could propel families into these systems, it has become increasingly critical that judges become aware of these trends. This article will provide an overview of the current statistics on the disproportionate representation of communities of color in the domestic violence, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. It will discuss the factors that are contributing to these trends and present preliminary recommendations for judicial leadership and decision making.