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Implications For Youth Identified On A Criminal Justice-Based List, Lisa Borneman
Implications For Youth Identified On A Criminal Justice-Based List, Lisa Borneman
Doctor of Social Work Banded Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the implications of being identified on a list based on criminal justice involvement. The list of interest was the Downtown 100 (DT100), a list of youth and adults with significant involvement in the criminal justice system in an upper Midwest urban center. The main identified commonality for those identified on the DT100 is homelessness, while he commonality not readily identified is that most people on the DT100 are people of color. Issues common to youth identified on this criminal justice-based list include a potential for criminal identity, increased risk, and stigma. The …