New Year, New Publication–Surveilling Families: How System Crossover Spans Generations

Posted in Announcements News  |  Tagged Child-Welfare, Crossover Youth Practice Model, Generational, Surveillance

We’re excited to announce a new publication with the new year: “Surveilling Families: How System Crossover Spans Generations.” In this paper, author Ellie Kemper addresses a gap in extant research on the relationship between child welfare surveillance practices and parental system crossover.

Children and youth with active or historical involvement in the child welfare system are more likely to come into contact with the juvenile justice system. These youth, known as “crossover” or dual-system youth, face worse outcomes when compared to their single-system and non-system counterparts. Considering that the pathway to dual-system involvement for youth most often begins within the child welfare system, the present paper examines the influence of surveillance practices and poverty on the involvement of low-income children and parents. 

Read and download the paper here and on our Publications page.