ABSTRACT Historically, minority youth have experienced harsher punishments and more negative outcomes than White youth even when risk assessment is used. The current study investigated the role of ethnicity in an understudied dispositional decision–program referral–and the outcomes associated with said referral using a sample of juvenile offenders (N = 2,678). The study used the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) to determine (1) if ethnicity predicted program referral when accounting for risk assessment and (2) if program referral predicted recidivism. Results indicated that ethnicity predicted program referral, and program referral predicted recidivism. Future directions for Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) research and implications for court officials are discussed.

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少年司法系统中少数族裔的接触比例过高：对在处置中转介计划的种族差异的调查

摘要从历史上看，即使使用风险评估，少数民族青年也比白人青年遭受更严厉的惩罚和更多负面结果。当前的研究使用青少年犯罪者的样本（N = 2,678）调查了种族在未充分研究的性格决定-项目推荐中的作用以及与该推荐相关的结果。该研究使用青年服务水平/案例管理清单（YLS / CMI）来确定（1）考虑风险评估时种族是否预测了计划转诊，以及（2）计划转介是否预测了累犯。结果表明，种族预测了节目推荐，而节目推荐了累犯。讨论了不成比例的少数民族接触（DMC）研究的未来方向以及对法院官员的影响。