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“A Bad Combination”: Lived Experiences of Youth Involved in the Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Systems
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal ( IF 1.744 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-25 , DOI: 10.1007/s10560-020-00693-1
Sherri Y. Simmons-Horton

Youth with involvement in foster care and the juvenile justice system, often called dual-status youth, are at increased risk for negative outcomes as they transition into adulthood, including homelessness, and involvement in the adult criminal justice system. Increase of interest in the phenomenon of youth dual involvement within the last decade, reveals focus on challenges associated with the dual-status population, the importance of multi-system collaboration, and foster care factors contributing to juvenile delinquency. This study aims to build on the current literature, through exploration of how dually-involved youth make sense of their experiences in the juvenile justice and foster care systems; and what youth believe are their unique challenges of being in two systems? This phenomenological study engaged ten individuals in Houston, Texas, between the ages of 18 and 24 years old, and previously involved in the juvenile justice and foster care systems. Research subjects participated in-depth, semi-structured, and audio-recorded interviews, disclosing their experiences in two systems. Interviews were transcribed and entered in the qualitative analytical program, Atlas.ti, where common themes of participant responses were extracted. Accounts from participants highlighted three key experiences: (1) experiences of and leading to dual involvement, (2) traumatic experiences, and (3) absence of normalcy. Study results are categorized based on their pathways to dual-involvement. This current study offers rich insights into how dually-involved youth make sense of their experiences in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Implications for enhanced service provision among child welfare and juvenile justice professionals are offered.



中文翻译:

“糟糕的组合”:青少年参与寄养和少年司法系统的亲身经历

参与寄养和少年司法系统的青年,通常被称为双重身份青年,在他们过渡到成年期(包括无家可归和参与成人刑事司法系统)时,面临更大的负面结果风险。过去十年对青年双重参与现象的兴趣增加,揭示了对与双重身份人口相关的挑战、多系统合作的重要性以及导致青少年犯罪的寄养因素的关注。本研究旨在以现有文献为基础,探索双重参与的青年如何理解他们在少年司法和寄养系统中的经历;年轻人认为他们在两个系统中面临的独特挑战是什么?这项现象学研究涉及德克萨斯州休斯顿的 10 个人,年龄在 18 至 24 岁之间,之前曾参与少年司法和寄养系统。研究对象参与了深度、半结构化和录音采访,在两个系统中披露了他们的经历。访谈被转录并输入到定性分析程序 Atlas.ti 中,其中提取了参与者反应的共同主题。参与者的叙述强调了三个关键经历:(1) 双重参与的经历和导致双重参与的经历,(2) 创伤经历,以及 (3) 缺乏常态。研究结果根据其双重参与的途径进行分类。目前的这项研究为双重参与的青年如何理解他们在寄养和少年司法系统中的经历提供了丰富的见解。

更新日期:2020-08-25
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