Abstract The critical race theory has been predictive of how minority youth are treated in the juvenile and criminal justice systems in the United States. However, the theory has not been applied in explaining the existence of wrongful convictions among juveniles. Using secondary data derived from the National Exoneration Registry, the purpose of this study is to identify specific factors (e.g., DNA evidence, etc.) related to the wrongful convictions of Black youth who have been exonerated. Compared to other racial categories, the results reveal that Black youth are more likely to experience wrongful convictions as a result of false confessions, faulty eyewitness identification, perjury, and official misconduct. Limitations, policy implications, and areas of further investigation are offered.

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分娩的颜色：审查青少年免责决定和临界种族理论

摘要临界种族理论已经预示了在美国的少年和刑事司法系统中如何对待少数民族青年。但是，该理论尚未用于解释少年犯错误信念的存在。使用从国家免责登记处获得的辅助数据，本研究的目的是确定与已被免除的黑人青年的错误定罪相关的特定因素（例如，DNA证据等）。与其他种族类别相比，研究结果表明，由于错误的供词，错误的目击者身份识别，伪证和官方不当行为，黑人青年更有可能遭受错误的定罪。提供了局限性，政策含义以及需要进一步研究的领域。