WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice today published an article in the NIJ Journal that discusses challenges faced by child welfare and juvenile justice systems when serving youth engaged with both systems. Dual system youth are juveniles who have been both victims of maltreatment and have committed delinquent acts.
The article outlines the ways policymakers have understood and responded to dual system youth. It details the findings of the recent Dual System Youth Design Study, and lists areas for reform put forward by the study’s authors.
TITLE: Dual System Youth: At the Intersection of Child Maltreatment and Delinquency
AUTHOR: National Institute of Justice
HERE: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/dual-system-youth-intersection-child-maltreatment-and-delinquency
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The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and enhance the rule of law. More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
