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References on juvenile delinquency are embedded briefly in 300 words of notes and articles.

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Since your topic was so vast, I narrowed it to race and juvenile delinquency to more focus.

The first article addresses racial disparities in terms of race and arrest frequency. It is cited at:

Tapia, M. (2011). Gang Membership and Race as Risk Factors for Juvenile Arrest. Journal Of Research In Crime & Delinquency, 48(3), 364-395.

The article focuses primarily upon teens' earliest points of contact with the juvenile justice system. It also cites a federal initiative "on Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)" to deal with racial inequities.

The study concludes that "Gang membership, racial minority status, and ...

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