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Examining Intersectionality in Juvenile Legal System Processing: A Focus on LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth of Color

Rubino, Laura, M.S.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-6591
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627664032393473

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2021, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Criminal Justice.
Previous research has examined the overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile court; scholars have also found that lesbian, gay, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+), along with gender non-conforming youth are overrepresented in the juvenile legal system. Literature suggests that youth with multiple marginalized identities, especially youth of color in the LGBTQ+ community, are exposed to more punitive treatment in the legal system. This study aims to examine the intersection of race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) in the juvenile legal system and aims to gain a better understanding of how the juvenile court responds to youth. This study uses one year of data from one large Midwestern juvenile court’s data management system from all youth entering the court that have provided SOGIE information (n = 1,208). This study examines the effect of race/ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation on court processing outcomes. Findings indicate that youth with multiple marginalized identities may receive harsher treatment than non-marginalized youth. LGBTQ+ and/or GNC youth, Black youth, and boys were more likely to be placed in the official system than straight, cisgender, and GC youth, white youth, and girls. LGBTQ+ and/or GNC youth, Black youth, and girls were more likely to be given a mental health referral; however, when MASYI-2 scales are added to the model, Angry Irritable (AI), Depressed-Anxious (DA), and Suicide Ideation (SI) scales were of the main predictors of mental health referral, with the strongest predictor being Suicide Ideation. Girls were more likely than boys to receive delinquent adjudication and results suggest that gender identity may moderate the relationship between race/ethnicity and adjudication outcome. These results have implications for future research, practice, and policy within the juvenile legal system.
Valerie Anderson, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Christina Campbell, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Joshua Cochran, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Angela Irvine-Baker, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
220 p.
Criminology
Juvenile legal system; Juvenile justice system; LGBTQ youth; racial disparities; intersectionality; sexual orientation and gender identity

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  • Rubino, L. (2021). Examining Intersectionality in Juvenile Legal System Processing: A Focus on LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth of Color [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627664032393473

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rubino, Laura. Examining Intersectionality in Juvenile Legal System Processing: A Focus on LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth of Color. 2021. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627664032393473.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rubino, Laura. "Examining Intersectionality in Juvenile Legal System Processing: A Focus on LGBTQ+ Youth and Youth of Color." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627664032393473

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