One in two: Half the kids in detention have experienced abuse or neglect

Research shows that children and young people who have been maltreated are at greater risk of engaging in criminal activity and of entering the youth justice system. Picture by Shutterstock.

KIDS in out-of-home-care are more likely to end up being incarcerated, and the more homes they are shuffled between the more likely that is.

The connection between children who have been maltreated and the juvenile justice is revealed in a report tracking kids in 2022-23.