In his article, he states that in California, “latino youth represented 36% of the states youth population, however, they made up close to 60% of the state’s juvenile detainees” (41). He also goes on to say, “Black youth made up roughly 7.8% of the state’s population, yet they comprised almost 30% of juvenile detainees” (41). This statistics show that black and latino youth are overrepresented in the California’s criminal justice system. The issue at the time that produced these white…
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