A Blueprint for Systemic Change: Creating a Gender Respohsive “Continuum of Services” for Girls At-Risk or Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
May 2006 A Blueprint for Systemic Change: Creating a Gender Responsive "Continuum of Services" for Girls At-Risk or Involved in the Juvenile Justice System The Delaware Girls Initiative (DGI) conducted this study to identify the factors that lead to girls' involvement in the Delaware juvenile justice (DJJ) system and to determine how the system could better serve girls. The researchers present demographic information from the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families (DSCYF) that indicated that girls are 40% of the DSCYF population served and that girls are only about 25% of the total Youth and Rehabilitative . . .
