Laurier, C., Hélie, S., Pineau-Villeneuve, C., & Royer, M. N. (2016). From Maltreatment to Delinquency: Service Trajectories After a First Intervention of Child Protection Services. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 10(4), 391–413. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2016.1209147
Childhood maltreatment is known to be linked to adolescent delinquency, but it’s unclear how many children leaving child protection services later end up in the youth justice system. Tracking Quebec children after their first child protection case closed, this study found that a notable share later entered the youth justice system, and boys who were adolescents when their case closed were at the greatest risk.