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Executive Summary
"Youth who experience childhood maltreatment are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior and become involved in the juvenile justice system. Although the relationship between maltreatment and delinquency is well established, little research has addressed the specific risk factors and unique experiences of youth, particularly female youth, who are involved in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
"This increased risk warrants extra attention from child welfare and juvenile justice professionals. To better understand and serve this population, Advocates for Children and Youth will publish several briefs on the experiences of crossover youth in Maryland. As the first of several publications, this brief will provide an overview of existing research, outline some of the unique risk factors of female crossover youth generally, and highlight trends of female youth involved with the juvenile justice system in Maryland...."
http://www.acy.org/upimages/Issue_Brief_Draft_Crossover_Girls_almost_FINAL.pdf
Special thanks to ACEsConnection member Brenda Yuen for finding this research.
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