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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > organizations (race and crime) > W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity

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W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity  

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  • The proportion of minority youth involved in the juvenile justice system and adult criminal justice systems in the United States increased by 47% between 1983 and 1997. In response to the problems of disproportionate minority youth arrests, detention, and commitment to juvenile facilities and adult prisons, the W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity was founded in 2002 in San Francisco, California. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; W. Haywood Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness and Equity]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FGVX7X9D-R

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