For example, in 2001, law enforcement agencies arrested 645,000 juvenile females (Snyder, 2003). Nevertheless, between black juveniles and white juveniles a difference exists in violent crime arrest rates. For example, in 2001 the Violent Crime Index arrest rate showed that black juveniles were considered for three times more arrest than white and Indians as well as to seven times more arrest than Asian juveniles (Snyder, 2003). In fact, “of all the juvenile violent crime arrests in 2001, 55% were Caucasian offenders, 43% were African American, and only 1% was Asian” (Snyder, 2003, p. 8). Therefore, when analyzing the data presented total juvenile arrests consisted of a Caucasian majority followed by African American juveniles and other
For example, in 2001, law enforcement agencies arrested 645,000 juvenile females (Snyder, 2003). Nevertheless, between black juveniles and white juveniles a difference exists in violent crime arrest rates. For example, in 2001 the Violent Crime Index arrest rate showed that black juveniles were considered for three times more arrest than white and Indians as well as to seven times more arrest than Asian juveniles (Snyder, 2003). In fact, “of all the juvenile violent crime arrests in 2001, 55% were Caucasian offenders, 43% were African American, and only 1% was Asian” (Snyder, 2003, p. 8). Therefore, when analyzing the data presented total juvenile arrests consisted of a Caucasian majority followed by African American juveniles and other