Introduction
The Delinquency Act requires the states to come up with approaches to protect minority youth from overrepresentation in secure facilities. In an attempt to achieve this and to facilitate compliance with the mandate, Juvenile justice systems emphasize there should not exist selection bias where discrimination and unfair treatment are witnessed (Prevention,1996). Disproportionate minority contact was forbidden in a country that supports the philosophy of ‘justice is blind.’
State-level processes on Iowa initiatives
The article further illustrates that disproportionate minority confinement happens within the Juvenile justice system across many nations. It is a recommendation from the recent congressional legislation that states should assess the degree of their DMC in their juvenile justice system to come up with strategies to address the found DMC problems (Prevention,1996). The supporters of the DMC focus their efforts on selection bias with a focus on how white children and incompetent minorities are treated in the juvenile court system (Peck, 2018). The article lists the five states funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. It provides examples of their projects aimed at resolving the issue of disproportionate minority incarceration in the juvenile justice system.
Conclusion
The evaluation of the Iowa DMC project’s findings is presented within the report. The historical background of the proportionate confinement of youths is discussed extensively, and results show that youths suffer greatly from Proportionate confinement (Peck, 2018). The motivations of those involved in drawing Congress’ attention to the issue and their reliance on statistics show an increase in the confinement of minority youth. There exists a racial bias in juvenile court proceedings showing differences in delinquents.
References
Peck, J. H. (2018). The importance of evaluation and monitoring within the disproportionate minority contact (DMC) mandate: Future directions in juvenile justice research. Race and Justice, 8(4), 305-329. Web.
Prevention, D. (1996). Evaluation of the disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) initiative. Web.