In a July 30 blog post, WCCF noted the release of more recent surveys on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) release by Child Trends. It should come as no surprise that recently released research, from the University of Florida and supported by OJJDP, confirms that youthful offenders are likely to have experienced significantly more...
Youth Justice
A New, Interactive Tool to Track Juvenile Justice Practices
A recently released website is an exciting and creative tool for tracking some basics about juvenile justice across states. The Juvenile Justice GPS - which stands for Geography, Policy, Practice, and Statistics - brings together data previously available in annual publications across a variety of practice areas and puts them all in one...
Sex Trafficking and Child Exploitation – A Quick Overview
There is an awareness of the increasing frequency of child sexual exploitation and sex trafficking and an increasing recognition that our systems are not as well-prepared as we need to be to respond to these situations. In a short brief, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Wisconsin, we've outlined just some basics about the...
Trauma and Status Offenders – First, do no harm!
As we’ve highlighted before, youth who commit status offenses, behaviors prohibited only by age, have better long-term outcomes when they are kept in their communities and receive appropriate services and support. Youth who run away, skip school, or self-medicate with alcohol are often responding to larger issues at home or in their...
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors in Wisconsin: Improving Intervention and Prevention Efforts
Limited data is available on the scope of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Wisconsin, but the research that does exist indicates that it is a pervasive problem.
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