The current study examined the influence of race on juvenile court outcomes across various offense types. This study builds on previous research in the field by utilizing the symbolic threat perspective as a foundation for understanding differences in juvenile disposition. It is hypothesized that the influence of race varies across offense types (misdemeanors and felonies) for the pre‐detention and disposition outcomes. Data from a sample of juvenile court referrals from two Midwestern juvenile courts were utilized and partitioned by race. Results were mixed and not always in the hypothesized direction. However, the results indicated that race did have an influence on both pre and post adjudication juvenile court outcomes, an effect which varied by type of offense and race. This study illustrates the importance of examining juvenile court outcomes from a multi‐stage approach that includes legal and extra‐legal factors.

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何时在少年法庭比赛中发挥作用？“犯罪类型”假说的检验

当前的研究检查了种族对各种犯罪类型的少年法庭结局的影响。本研究以该领域以前的研究为基础，利用象征性威胁的观点作为理解少年倾向差异的基础。据推测，种族对预拘留和处置结果的影响因犯罪类型（轻罪和重罪）而异。来自两个中西部少年法庭的少年法庭转介样本数据得到利用和按种族划分。结果好坏参半，并不总是朝着假设的方向发展。但是，结果表明，种族确实对审判前和审判后的少年法院结果都有影响，其影响因犯罪类型和种族而异。