Data Collected for the Juvenile Court Statistics Program Reflect Class

question 77

True/False

Data collected for the Juvenile Court Statistics Program reflect class and racial bias in criminal justice enforcement. Children from minority, poor families are more likely to have their cases handled outside the juvenile justice system.

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