“…As previously shown, attributions can be linked to specific racial/ethnic groups and can affect offenders in different ways. For example, stereotypes unique to Blacks (Bridges & Steen, 1998;Leiber & Stairs, 1999;Sampson & Laub, 1993), Hispanic/Latinos (Leiber, 1995;Mata & Herrerías, 2002;Portes, 1990), and American Indians (Bynum & Paternoster, 1984;Leiber, 1994;Young, 1990;Zatz, Lujan, & Snyder-Joy, 1991 (Maupin & BondMaupin, 1999;Dannefer & Schutt, 1982), while American Indians are treated less severely than Blacks (Leiber, 1994 While a few studies have examined how juvenile court processing impacts juvenile offending, none have systematically taken into account how various juvenile court outcomes influence adult offending. In order to examine how particular juvenile court outcomes (e.g., diversion, detention, and disposition) affect reoffending, this study will integrate statewide adult criminal history information to juvenile court data and examine how various juvenile court outcomes affect recidivism of juveniles post age 17.…”