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Gender and Juvenile Case Processing: A Look at Texas

This dissertation examines the role gender plays in predicting referral beyond juvenile court intake. Using referral data from Texas for 1999-2003, multinomial logistic regression is used to examine case processing decisions. Males were found to be more likely than females to be processed beyond intake for both status and delinquent offenses. Legal variables were found to influence processing decisions for delinquent offenses more than non-legal variables. In contrast, non-legal variables were found to influence processing decisions more than legal variables for status offenses. Finally, overall, minority females were not found to be more likely to be processed beyond intake than white females. Further research is needed to determine if the same finding is true for males.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc11030
Date08 1900
CreatorsJohnson, Dustin Paul
ContributorsRodeheaver, Daniel G., Williams, James L., Yoder, Kevin A., Trulson, Chad R.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Johnson, Dustin Paul, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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