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Child Welfare: Gateway to Juvenile Court for African-American Youth

Published Jan 10, 2013, National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN)

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Is child welfare a gateway to the juvenile justice system for African-American youth? A new policy update from the Natoinal Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN), drawing on the Models for Change Knowledge Brief, “Is There a Link between Child Welfare and Disproportionate Minority Contact in Juvenile Justice?” suggests that the answer is “yes.”

What are the policy implications? Download the update to learn more!

Click here to see all of NJJN's Models for Change-related publications.

Reform areas: Evidence-based practices, Racial-ethnic fairness/DMC

Categories: Dual status youth/multi-system collaboration, Racial-ethnic fairness/DMC

Tags: Evidence-Based Practices, National Juvenile Justice Network, NJJN, Racial-ethnic fairness/DMC

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