An Assessment of the Hypercriminalization Thesis: Evidence from Juvenile Justice and Human Service Practitioners in the USA

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作者：

Beneby D.R. ^{[1
]}

Glenn J.W. ^{[2
]}

Taylor L.C. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Criminal Justice, North Carolina Central University, Durham, 27707, NC

[2] Juvenile Justice Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

来源：

Journal of Applied Youth Studies | 2020年 / 3卷 / 2期

关键词：

Criminalization; Juvenile justice; Punishment; Race; Social control;

D O I：

10.1007/s43151-020-00019-z

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摘要：

One of the most salient effects of racial discrimination in the USA is the criminalization of youth of color (YOC). Using a deductive approach to evaluate Rios’s hypercriminalization theory, this study analyzes 79 human service and juvenile justice practitioners’ professional experiences with witnessing the criminalization of YOC. The results of a priori coding revealed that criminalization is a baseline experience for YOC that occurs in a variety of social settings, and it is linked to the disproportionate contact of YOC with the juvenile justice system. Practitioners reported that criminalization also impacted YOC’s self-concept and contributed to their development of destructive attitudes. The study concludes with suggestions for future research and recommendations for combatting the criminalization of YOC in professional work settings. © 2020, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

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