Committee hears briefing on juvenile justice reforms and crossover youth
The Judiciary committee received a multi-agency briefing on juvenile justice reforms, crossover youth definitions, treatment options and data limitations; officials described state efforts to expand evidence-based services and noted data gaps that staff will follow up on.
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Natalie Scott, the reviser, and officials from the Kansas Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (JJOC), the Department for Children and Families (DCF), and the Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) briefed the Judiciary committee on recent juvenile justice reforms and how the state identifies and serves "crossover youth"—young people concurrently involved in both child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
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