School Behavior, School Performance, and Race as Focal Concerns in the Institutionalization of Juveniles
Patrick Glen Lowery,
Amy Elizabeth Clifton-Mills
Abstract:According to the focal concerns perspective, the concerns guiding judges’ sentencing considerations are blameworthiness and harm, community protection, and practical considerations. Regarding racial and other disparities in sentencing, focal concerns contend that various constraints, associations between defendants’ demographic characteristics, and the three focal concerns influence judicial decision-making. One association that is explored infrequently is the institutionalization decision of juveniles and how… Show more
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