"The report Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Hawaii Juvenile Justice System: 2000-2010 shines light on many important issues related to the state’s juvenile justice system, especially those related to runaways (“Juvenile Injustice,” Jan. 2). Dr. Chesney-Lind touched on one point that I want to elaborate on a little more: Many of these youth struggle with trauma from abuse, violence and/or neglect, and exhibit trauma symptoms like self-injury and running away...."
http://honoluluweekly.com/letters/2013/02/justice-for-girls/
Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Hawaii Juvenile Justice System: 2000-2010
http://ag.hawaii.gov/cpja/files/2013/01/DMC-FINAL-REPORT-2012.pdf
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