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Retrospective Study of Fire Setting Among Boys in a Child Welfare Sample

NCJ Number

311376

Journal

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Date Published

February 2020

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Characteristics of Out-of-Home Caregiving Environments Provided Under Child Welfare Services

NCJ Number

311134

Journal

Child Welfare

Date Published

2008

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Gender variation in delinquent behavior changes of child welfare-involved youth

NCJ Number

311133

Journal

Children and Youth Services Review

Date Published

March 2010

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Out of home placement location and juvenile delinquency: The investigation of neighborhood impact on child welfare population's juvenile justice involvement

NCJ Number

310610

Date Published

2013

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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The Influence of Social Surroundings on Juvenile and Criminal Justice Involvement of 17-Year-Olds Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood: A Longitudinal and Life-Course Approach

NCJ Number

310595

Date Published

August 2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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National Study of Family Treatment Court Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs

NCJ Number

310067

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review

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Verified Human Trafficking Allegations Among Single and Dual System-Involved Children: Predicting Initial and Repeat Victimization

NCJ Number

310089

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

December 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Collaborative Strategies in Safeguarding Children: A Community-Centric Approach to Overdose Response

15PNIJ-24-GG-00752-MUMU

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Funding First Awarded

2024

$985,527

A National Review of Multidisciplinary Teams addressing Child Sexual Exploitation

15PNIJ-24-GG-01653-MUMU

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Funding First Awarded

2024

$1,499,977

Five Things About Youth and Delinquency

Neurofeedback Enhanced Trauma Treatment for Adolescents in Residential Treatment

NCJ Number

309071

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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Detecting Drugs in Hair: Is it Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?

NCJ Number

309097

Date Published

June 2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Detecting Drugs in Hair: Is It Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?

'Family Doesn't Have to be Mom and Dad': an Exploration of the Meaning of Family for Care-experienced Young People

NCJ Number

308908

Journal

Families Relationships and Societies

Date Published

October 2023

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Understanding the Trafficking of Children for the Purposes of Labor in the United States

NCJ Number

308903

Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A State-wide Analysis of Characteristics and Predictors of Dual System Involvement Among Child Victims of Human Trafficking

NCJ Number

308899

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

January 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Long-term Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Justice Involvement for Females

NCJ Number

308858

Journal

Frontiers in Psychology

Date Published

January 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Adolescent Child Custody Loss and Substance Use Treatment as Predictors of Young Adult Substance use Trajectories Among Females with Foster Care and Juvenile Justice Involvement

NCJ Number

308859

Journal

Children and Youth Services Review

Date Published

February 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Exploring the Effects of Maltreatment and Child Welfare System Experiences on Juvenile Justice Involvement

NCJ Number

308276

Date Published

2021

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

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Pregnancy and miscarriage predict suicide attempts but not substance use among dual-systems involved female adolescents

NCJ Number

308126

Journal

Children and Youth Services Review

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Estimating Unidentified Sex Trafficking in the Child Welfare Population

NCJ Number

308075

Journal

Journal of Human Trafficking

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Youth Dually-Involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems: Varying definitions and their associations with trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, & offending

NCJ Number

307927

Journal

Children and Youth Services Review

Date Published

2023

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Cohort bias in predictive risk assessments of future criminal justice system involvement

NCJ Number

307888

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Early parenthood for males and females with foster care experience: An exploratory study of predictive factors at entry to care during preadolescence

NCJ Number

307582

Journal

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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