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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.

A Helping Hand

NCJ Number
211862
Date Published
2001
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)

A Good Catch

NCJ Number
215333
Journal
Date Published
June 2006
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description

Keeping Their Memory Safe

NCJ Number
211957
Journal
Date Published
2005
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description