Youth who are victims of maltreatment and engage in delinquency are at a greater risk of adverse emotional and behavioral outcomes compared to those in the general population (Herz and Dierkhising in 2018; Herz et al. in 2019; Stouthamer-Loeber et al. in 2001). “Crossover youth” is a common, collective term for youth who experience maltreatment and engage in delinquency. Current studies suggest girls and African American youth are more likely to experience crossover between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Yet, there is little existing scholarship, especially conceptual articles, specific to consideration of both race and gender regarding crossover youth. Critical Race Theory (CRT) and intersectionality are utilized to analyze and better understand the overrepresentation of African American girls who cross over from the child welfare to the juvenile justice system. This article concludes with implications for social work action strategies, for micro and macro social work, including policy and research, to better address the unique needs of this population. Race and racism, and how these overlap with experiences as girls and young women, are central and cannot be disentangled and need to be included as social work pays more attention to addressing the needs of this especially vulnerable sub-population of crossover youth.

与普通人群相比，遭受虐待和犯罪的青年面临更大的不良情绪和行为后果风险（Herz 和 Dierkhising，2018 年；Herz 等人，2019 年；Stouthamer-Loeber 等人，2001 年）。“跨界青年”是遭受虐待和犯罪的青年的常见集体术语。目前的研究表明，女孩和非裔美国青年更有可能经历儿童福利和少年司法系统之间的交叉。然而，现有的学术研究很少，尤其是概念性文章，专门针对跨界青年的种族和性别考虑。批判种族理论 (CRT) 和交叉性被用来分析和更好地了解从儿童福利过渡到少年司法系统的非裔美国女孩的过度代表性。本文总结了对社会工作行动策略、微观和宏观社会工作的影响，包括政策和研究，以更好地满足这一人群的独特需求。种族和种族主义，以及这些与女孩和年轻女性的经历如何重叠，是核心问题，无法解开，需要纳入其中，因为社会工作更加关注解决这一特别脆弱的跨界青年亚群的需求。更好地满足这一人群的独特需求。种族和种族主义，以及这些与女孩和年轻女性的经历如何重叠，是核心问题，无法解开，需要纳入其中，因为社会工作更加关注解决这一特别脆弱的跨界青年亚群的需求。更好地满足这一人群的独特需求。种族和种族主义，以及这些与女孩和年轻女性的经历如何重叠，是中心问题，无法解开，需要纳入其中，因为社会工作更加关注解决这一特别脆弱的跨界青年亚群的需求。