The American juvenile justice system disproportionately impacts Black youth, with Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) evident at every stage, from detention to adjudication. Traditional juvenile justice interventions have largely failed to address these disparities, necessitating a shift toward culturally responsive, community-based alternatives. Research indicates that culturally centered interventions, particularly those incorporating Afrocentric values and restorative justice (RJ) principles, can reduce recidivism and delinquency risk among Black adolescents. These approaches align with the Risk-Need-Responsivity model by ensuring a cultural match between interventions and participants. Through a comparative analysis of carceral and non-carceral approaches to recidivism and delinquency, this chapter underscores the value in the integration of culturally specific frameworks in juvenile justice programming and collaboration with community stakeholders to enhance intervention effectiveness.