Consider the fact that youth in the juvenile justice system qualify for special education at over three times the rate of those not in the juvenile justice system https://youth.gov/youth-topics/juvenile-justice/youth-involved-juvenile-justice-system#_ftn13. This means that most children in the juvenile justice system have a disability. At the same time, schools are partly responsible for introducing special needs children to the justice system by making direct referrals to law enforcement.
Consider the fact that youth in the juvenile justice system qualify for special education at over three times the rate of those not in the juvenile justice system https://youth.gov/youth-topics/juvenile-justice/youth-involved-juvenile-justice-system#_ftn13. This means that most children in the juvenile justice system have a disability. At the same time, schools are partly responsible for introducing special needs children to the justice system by making direct referrals to law enforcement.
