What hypothesis states that African American and European American youths behave in the same ways but receive different responses from the juvenile justice system?

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The Differential Treatment hypothesis suggests that individuals from different racial or ethnic backgrounds are treated differently by the justice system, even when their behaviors are similar. This hypothesis is concerned with the disparities in how the system responds to similar behaviors, rather than differences in the behaviors themselves.

What Hypothesis States That African American and European American Youths