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Disproportionate Minority Contact Fact Sheet

Organization: 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Publisher: 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Date Published: 
November, 2012

This fact sheet provides an overview of OJJDP's efforts to reduce disproportionate minority contact (DMC). It includes a description of OJJDP's DMC Reduction Model, which helps states determine whether disproportionality exists and, if it does, guides the establishment of multipronged intervention strategies. The fact sheet also includes a summary of states' DMC-reduction activities.

Download a copy of Disproportionate Minority Contact Fact Sheet (PDF, 323 KB) from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Web site.