
Learn about cross-over kids in this discussion that explains how children from the child protection system become involved in the criminal justice system.
Children and young persons in the child protection system are nine times more likely to also be under the supervision of the youth justice system. This statistic is largely made up of Indigenous young people, who are already overrepresented in out-of-home care statistics.
Magistrate Jennifer Bowles, Magistrate Jelena Popovic, and Ashley Morris, Manager, Koori Services and Programs, Children's Court of Victoria, discuss this concerning phenomenon, and potential, achievable, and practical approaches to reducing the number of these ‘cross-over kids’ and improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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