The Representation of Juvenile Offenders by Race on Los Angeles Area Television News
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The authors conducted a content analysis of a random sample of local television news programming aired in the Los Angeles area to assess representations of Black, Latino and White juvenile law-breakers. Results revealed that Black and Latino juveniles were significantly more likely than White juveniles to be portrayed as perpetrators on television news. Black juveniles were overrepresented as lawbreakers, whereas Latino juveniles were underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news. White juveniles were neither overnor underrepresented as perpetrators. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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