Children in foster care are arrested for delinquent acts, they are more likely than other children to be sent to juvenile detention to await their trials, rather than back home. This report quantifies the foster care bias in detention decisions, and shows that a relatively simple intervention can eliminate it for juveniles facing low-level offenses and with no prior records. The report also identifies further obstacles to eliminating these disparities in more serious cases. Produced by the Vera Institute of Justice, New York City Administration for Children’s Services. (June 2001)
Florida's Children First
