Open AccessTrauma-informed juvenile justice systems: A systematic review of definitions and core components.
Author(s) -
Christopher E. Branson,
Carly Lyn Baetz,
Sarah M. Horwitz,
Kimberly Hoagwood
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000255
Subject(s) - psycinfo , psychological intervention , economic justice , systematic review , psychology , medicine , political science , nursing , medline , law
The U.S. Department of Justice has called for the creation of trauma-informed juvenile justice systems in order to combat the negative impact of trauma on youth offenders and frontline staff. Definitions of trauma-informed care have been proposed for various service systems, yet there is not currently a widely accepted definition for juvenile justice. The current systematic review examined published definitions of a trauma-informed juvenile justice system in an effort to identify the most commonly named core elements and specific interventions or policies.