October 1, 2012 – Segment 1

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Today we discuss the phenomenon of disproportionate minority contact within the juvenile justice system. We’ll be joined by:

• Samantha Mellerson of the Family League of Baltimore,
• Maceo Hallmon, Director of the East Baltimore Youth & Family Services.
• Captain Herbert Watts of the Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council,
• and Natasha C. Pratt-Harris, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Morgan State University.

The Disproportionate Minority Contact Conference will take place on the campus of Morgan State University on Wednesday October 3, 2012.

Written by Marc Steiner

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