Specifications include, but are not limited to: Pursuant to Section 223(a)(22) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, states and territories must address specific delinquency prevention and system improvement efforts to reduce, without establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas, the disproportionate number of minority juveniles who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) exists if the rate that a specific minority group comes into contact with the juvenile justice system significantly differs from the rate of contact for non-Hispanic whites or other minority groups. The goal of Indianas DMC efforts is to ensure equal and fair treatment for every youth involved in the juvenile justice system. To help accomplish this goal, Indiana has adopted the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventions (OJJDP) five stage DMC Reduction Model: 1. Identification: Determine the extent, if any, to which DMC exists 2. Assessment: Assess the reasons for DMC and its implications 3. Intervention: Develop and implement intervention strategies to address these identified reasons 4. Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness of the chosen interventions strategies and 5. Monitoring: Track changes in DMC trends and adjust intervention strategies as needed.
