Insight into the characteristics and system experiences for youth who touch both the child
welfare and juvenile justice systems has increased over the last decade. These youth are …

Maltreated and child welfare-involved youth are over-represented in juvenile justice
systems. These youth are at a greater risk of serious offending and justice system …

Although research has oft-documented a maltreatment–delinquency link, the effect of
involvement in—and timing of—child welfare system involvement on offending has received …

This study prospectively examines the transition from the child welfare system into the
juvenile justice system among 10,850 maltreated children and adolescents and explores …

Children placed in foster care are at risk for becoming involved with the juvenile justice
system. This study documents the rates at which children involved with foster care enter the …

Risk and protective factors embedded in the domains of individual, family, peer, school, and
community have been reported to be significantly associated with the risk of offending and re …

The over-representation of children from child protection backgrounds in youth justice
systems presents a long-standing concern. This study adds to a growing body of research …

Youth who are victims of maltreatment and engage in delinquency are at a greater risk of
adverse emotional and behavioral outcomes compared to those in the general population …

Maltreated youth tend to enter into the juvenile justice system at younger ages than their non-
maltreated counterparts. Early involvement in the juvenile justice system compounds …

Youth involved in child welfare and juvenile justice systems suffer from alarmingly high rates
of mental health challenges. In particular, exposure to trauma (eg, maltreatment) is one …