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Group Studies Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice System

By Dana Boone 2/25/08

Iowa officials are searching for ways to reduce the flow of minority youth — particularly African-Americans — into juvenile detention centers and prisons.

Recent statistics from the Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (CJJP) show areas of concerns, said analysts who presented the data to a group studying the issue. As youth advance through [...]

Culver Tells Conference on Race Disparities: “We Must and Can Do Better”

By Dana Boone 11/29/07

Iowa’s reputation for imprisoning African-American adults at a rate higher than any other state in the nation and its high arrest and detention rate of black juveniles must end, said Gov. Chet Culver to a crowd who gathered for the sixth annual Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) Conference held on Thursday in Des Moines.

“This is a [...]

Racism Suspected in Criminal Justice, School Discipline Rates

By Dana Boone 11/28/07

Racial bias plays a role in why Iowa’s minorities — particularly African-Americans — fill prisons and juvenile centers and face disproportionately stiffer discipline in public schools, said an expert who organized the sixth annual Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Conference being held on Thursday in Des Moines.

“We need to get others engaged in this effort to [...]

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