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Which Substance and What Community? Differences in Juvenile Disposition SeverityInstitute for Social Research Room 2341, University of Michigan, PO Box 1248, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106-1248, yterry{at}isr.umich.edu
There is a need in the literature for research describing disposition severity differences between specific drug and alcohol law violations within the context of community characteristics. We conducted an exploratory study of prosecutor-reported juvenile disposition severity by both specific drug charge and community context using a national sample of prosecutors from communities surrounding schools participating in the nationally representative Monitoring the Future survey. Results indicated (a) strong within- and between-substance disposition severity variance as well as (b) evidence for differential effects of both prosecutor case load and community characteristics, including community income, ethnicity, and region.
Key Words: juvenile drug disposition severity
Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 51, No. 4,
548-572 (2005) This article has been cited by other articles:
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