October 1, 2025Journal of CriminologyOpen Access

Criminal justice system contacts of young people who were placed in out-of-home care in childhood: A population-based descriptive study of over 79,000 young people in New South Wales, Australia

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Descriptive study analyzes criminal justice contacts, highlighting higher rates among young people in out-of-home care.

Young people in out-of-home care had a 62.3% rate of criminal justice system contact, significantly higher than 22.3% in those without such care.
Authors examined data from over 79,000 children, revealing that criminal justice interactions varied by placement type and gender.
Analysis involved separating findings by placement types such as foster care and kinship care, identifying trends in different groups.
Despite high overall prevalence, the majority of children in out-of-home care did not experience court appearances (88.9%) or custody (91.5%).

Tzoumakis et al. (2025) studied this question.

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October 1, 2025Journal of CriminologyOpen Access

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Descriptive study analyzes criminal justice contacts, highlighting higher rates among young people in out-of-home care.

Young people in out-of-home care had a 62.3% rate of criminal justice system contact, significantly higher than 22.3% in those without such care.
Authors examined data from over 79,000 children, revealing that criminal justice interactions varied by placement type and gender.
Analysis involved separating findings by placement types such as foster care and kinship care, identifying trends in different groups.
Despite high overall prevalence, the majority of children in out-of-home care did not experience court appearances (88.9%) or custody (91.5%).

Tzoumakis et al. (2025) studied this question.

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