From foster care to juvenile justice: Exploring characteristics of youth in three cities
From foster care to juvenile justice: Exploring characteristics of youth in three cities
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.001
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发表时间：
2016-08-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Lee, Eun Lye
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作者：
Cutuli, J. J.;Goerge, Robert M.;Lee, Eun Lye
被寄养的儿童面临着卷入少年司法系统的风险。这项研究记录了参与寄养的儿童进入少年司法系统（交叉或双重参与）的比率，以及与这种风险相关的因素。我们分别利用美国三个主要城市的多个出生队列和从出生到成熟的前瞻性纵向数据。分析考虑了代表库克县（芝加哥；N = 26,003）、凯霍加县（克利夫兰；N = 10,284）和纽约市（N = 13,065）人口的多个出生队列的综合行政记录。交叉率在 7% 到 24% 之间。经历过集体照料的非裔美国男性和儿童面临少年司法卷入的风险最高。首次被寄养的年龄越大，风险越大，对于那些在婴儿时期首次被寄养的人来说，寄养时间越长也是如此。我们从发展理论的角度讨论研究结果，并将其作为可操作的情报来为预防、实践和政策提供信息。 (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
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 juvenile justice system (crossover or dually involved), and the factors associated with this risk. We utilize multiple birth cohorts and prospective, longitudinal data from birth to maturity separately in three major American cities. Analyses consider integrated administrative records from multiple birth cohorts representing populations in Cook County (Chicago; N = 26,003), Cuyahoga County (Cleveland; N = 10,284), and New York City (N = 13,065). Crossover rates ranged from 7 to 24%. African American males, and children who experienced congregate care were at highest risk for juvenile justice involvement. Older age at first foster care placement signaled progressively greater risk, as did more foster care spells for those first placed as infants. We discuss findings in terms of developmental theory, and as actionable intelligence to inform prevention, practice, and policy. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.