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National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A Federal resource for professionals, parents and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
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External Resources
- Minorities in the Juvenile Justice System (PDF 493 KB)
Findings on disproportionate minority confinement among juvenile offenders, from Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
- Race, Ethnicity, and Serious and Violent Juvenile Offending
This Juvenile Justice Bulletin offers several explanations for racial and ethnic differences in serious and violent juvenile offending, derived from research literature.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
- Youth Gangs in Indian Country
This Bulletin describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian country.
The findings presented are the result of a 2001 National Youth Gang Center survey.
Researchers found that youth gangs in Indian country did not differ greatly
from youth gangs in comparably sized communities. Indian country youth gangs,
however, were noticeably different from youth gangs as depicted through national
statistics.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S.
Department of Justice
- Race as Factor in Juvenile Arrests (PDF 285 KB)
Using statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Incident-Based Reporting System, this bulletin compares arrest probabilities of white and nonwhite juveniles for violent crimes. The investigation finds no direct evidence that an offender's race affects police decisions to take juveniles into custody in such incidents.
Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
