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Justice-Involved Youth and Trauma-Informed Interventions

Source: Justice Policy Journal

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Focus Population: People who have experienced Trauma, People with Criminal Justice System Involvement

Topics: Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Crisis Response System, Trauma-informed

The adoption of a trauma-informed approach throughout the juvenile justice system and the implementation of interventions for juvenile offenders with a history of trauma exposure has enormous potential benefits for justice-involved youth, the staff who work with them, their families, and the community at large. This paper outlines a history of the juvenile justice system, provides evidence supporting trauma-informed interventions, and concludes with implications for education and training, policy, advocacy, and prevention.