Child abuse/neglect increases the risk of arrest as a juvenile by 55% and the risk of committing a violent crime by 96%. Many youth in the child welfare system “cross over” into the juvenile justice and other systems.
June 9, 2010
LACASA will be co-hosting an important Court Improvement Program Training on this subject on June 25, 2010 in Mandeville, LA. Click the link to “Event Registration” for more information.
Below you will also find links to a two-part series on “Crossover” Youth that was written by Shay Bilchik and Judge Michael Nash.
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