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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleJuvenile Court Dispositions in the Deep South: Examining the Concept of Justice by GeographyBret Blackmon, Daphne S. Cain, Michelle LivermoreThe concept of justice by geography suggests that sentencing decisions in the juvenile justice system are influenced by the geographical context of the courts. This study sought to examine this phenomenon by examining rates of harsh juvenile sentencing (dispositions) in 64 parishes (i.e., counties) in the Deep South using parish-level characteristics such as geographic location (urban/suburban vs. rural), race and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2015 · 7,250 accessesView PDF Cite

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