Missed Opportunity: Waiver, Race, Data, and Policy Reform

This Article examines the major research on waiver and discusses what it reflects about racial differences. This Article then describes data collection and analysis at pre-adjudication decision points in the juvenile justice system in multiple jurisdictions and considers how this data substantially reduces racial and ethnic disparities. Finally, this Article suggests new collection and analysis of data that would enable jurisdictions to change waiver policies and practices and to reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth.