The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America

Resource: The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper discussing the following contentions from the textbook chapter conclusion: The common perception of the public is that juvenile offenders are of color, although data shows that most juvenile offenders are predominantly white for most crimes (include issues of media involvement). There are three crimes that are notable exceptions, and one ethnicity is shown to be the predominant offenders in those cases.