Juvenile Minority Wellness and Health Disparities, Gender, Sexual Identity, Youth Culture and Social Class; Types of Juvenile Offending, Gang Affiliation by Race and Gender, and Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile System

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DISCUSSION QUESTION 5-2

MJ675 Investigating Difference

Lesson 5: Juvenile Minority Wellness and Health Disparities, Gender, Sexual Identity, Youth Culture and Social Class; Types of Juvenile Offending, Gang Affiliation by Race and Gender, and Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile System

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question.  Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information.  Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

Discussion Question 2 (50 points)

Discuss the issue of disproportionate minority contact (DMC). Include a paragraph that discusses what the research has to say about this phenomenon. Cite examples.

Grading Rubric

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