Bonham Elizabeth, Snethen Julia A, Marino Marie Ann, Oruche Ukamaka, Browne Nancy T
Bonham Associates LLC, English, IN.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI.
Nurs Outlook. 2023 Jan-Feb;71(1):101889. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2022.10.002. Epub 2022 Dec 30.
The overrepresentation of youth of color has long been acknowledged and accepted in juvenile justice and legal systems. Many risk factors contribute to the detention and incarceration of youth; however, there is little evidence to explain how structural inequities and systemic racism add to that vulnerability. Historically, laws were passed to benefit the White society and resulted in outcomes that caused grave aftereffects for people of color and in some cases, ethnic minorities. Within the context of juvenile justice and the lens of critical race theory, the authors of this paper seek to illuminate selected historical educational, environmental, legal, and health care policies, practices, and decisions that led to their detrimental consequences. Recommendations for mitigating both intended (through law, funding, policies) and the unintended barriers as experienced by youth of color are presented.
长期以来，有色人种青少年在少年司法和法律系统中占比过高的情况一直得到承认和接受。许多风险因素导致青少年被拘留和监禁；然而，几乎没有证据能解释结构性不平等和系统性种族主义是如何加剧这种脆弱性的。从历史上看，法律的通过是为了惠及白人社会，其结果给有色人种，在某些情况下还包括少数民族，带来了严重的后遗症。在少年司法的背景下，并从批判种族理论的视角出发，本文作者试图阐明一些特定的历史教育、环境、法律和医疗保健政策、做法及决策，这些导致了有害后果。文中还提出了减轻有色人种青少年所经历的有意（通过法律、资金、政策）和无意障碍的建议。
