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US: Why are there so many queer and trans kids in the criminal justice system?

August 24, 2016 by Maria

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

US: Why are there so many queer and trans kids in the criminal justice system?
Fusion – August 23, 2016
Contrary to the common refrain of “it gets better,” a new report finds that the unique challenges facing LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming youth actually make them more susceptible to engagement with our justice system when compared to their straight, cisgender peers, particularly among queer and trans youth of color. Report: Unjust: How the Broken Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems Fail LGBT Youth: http://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lgbt-criminal-justice-youth.pdf

http://fusion.net/story/339296/lgbtq-youth-overrepresented-criminal-justice-system/

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