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Juvenile delinquents

Dual System Youth: At the Intersection of Child Maltreatment and Delinquency

December 2020

Across the country, child welfare and juvenile justice systems now recognize that youth involved in both systems (i.e., dual system youth) are a vulnerable population who often go unrecognized because of challenges in information-sharing and cross system collaboration. In light of these challenges, national incidence rates of dual system youth are not known.

The Long View of Crime

Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
April 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)