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Racial Disparities Persist In Juvenile Court Placements, Jeffrey A. Butts
Racial Disparities Persist In Juvenile Court Placements, Jeffrey A. Butts
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While racial disparities in juvenile court systems may decline, these disparities appeared in national data as early as 1980. Using data from the National Center for Juvenile Justice shared by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, this databit shows how as recently as 2014, out-of-home placements were still more likely to occur with black youth.
Intertemporal Poverty Among Older Americans, Gulgun Bayaz-Ozturk, Sean Macdonald
Intertemporal Poverty Among Older Americans, Gulgun Bayaz-Ozturk, Sean Macdonald
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This study uses aggregate intertemporal poverty indices proposed by Gradin, Del Rio, and Canto (2012) to measure poverty among older American households of different races from 2001 through 2009 employing data from the Health and Retirement Study. The findings indicate that the incidence of intertemporal poverty is higher among Black and Hispanic households and that it is also more intense and of longer duration. In our investigation of antipoverty effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, we find that the program has a significant impact in reducing intensity and inequality of poverty among poor populations. However, it does not significantly …