Updated May, 2012. The National Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Databook is designed to give users an understanding of the Relative Rate Index (RRI) and an assessment of the levels of disproportionate minority contact at various stages of juvenile justice system … Read More
Author Archives: Susan Shaffette
OJJDP Releases Updated DMC Fact Sheet-November, 2012
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has published an update to the In Focus fact sheet, Disproportionate Minority Contact. This fact sheet provides an overview of OJJDP’s efforts to reduce disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in juvenile justice systems, … Read More
Tags: Juvenile Justice, OJJDP, Resources
Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice, & Statistics Website Features Interactive DMC Dashboards
From Boys to Men: The health and education of Hispanic boys and young men This data-rich report, from The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, compares the health and education of Latino boys and young men to those of their … Read More
Tags: Disproportional, Hispanic, Juvenile Justice, Latino, Statistic
Why Understanding Racial Bias is Crucial for the Responsible Use of Predictive Analytics
Why Understanding Racial Bias is Crucial for the Responsible Use of Predictive Analytics Chronicle of Social Change – June 09, 2017 As big data tools like predictive analytics become more prevalent, child-welfare agencies must grapple with implicit racial bias if … Read More
Tags: Bias, Data, Disproportional, Minority
THE DISPROPORTIONALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM: SOCIAL WORKER PERCEPTION
This is a doctoral thesis by Marquita Marie Smith, California State University at San Bernadino – Presented 6/17 This study explored social workers perceptions of disproportionality of African American children in the child welfare system, with a particular focus how … Read More
Tags: Child Welfare, Resources, Social Worker
Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood
The Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, which published this report, works with policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and advocates to develop effective policies and practices that alleviate poverty and inequality in the United States. The Center’s areas of anti-poverty work include national, state, and … Read More
Tags: Racism
2017 USHRN HUMAN RIGHTS STATUS REPORT COVERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
By Madeline Streilein The 5th edition of the US Human Rights Network’s Human Rights Status Report was released on January 15, 2018 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day). The report was drafted “in order to highlight the issues that Dr. King organized around … Read More
Tags: Human Rights, Resources
Disability, Race and Reasons: What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Disparity in School Discipline
Disability, Race and Reasons: What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Disparity in School Discipline Chronicle of Social Change – April 18, 2018 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this month on school discipline with a topline finding … Read More
Historical Trauma Among African Americans, ACES, and Resilience-Podcast
FRIENDS has released its first podcast: Historical Trauma Among African Americans, ACES, and Resilience. The traumatic history of African Americans, how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) compound multi-generational trauma, and what hope looks like are considered in this podcast. Three experts from … Read More
Building Strong Foundations: Racial Inequity in Policies that Impact Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Infancy and toddlerhood are periods of incredible possibility and opportunity. Children grow and develop more rapidly during the first three years than any other time in their lives. Their everyday experiences—where they sleep and play, what they eat, and who … Read More
Tags: Child Justice Act, Families, Inequality, Policies, Racial, Safety