The Foster Care To Prison Pipeline

THE FOSTER CARE TO PRISON PIPELINE Name Institution Foster care-to-prison pipeline is the transition of foster children from group homes to the criminal justice system. Being incarcerated as minor increases the risk of the child being continuously involved in the criminal justice system. There are several factors attributed to it. The attendants of majority of the group homes are not fully trained or educated. They therefore lack the expertise and experience to handle stressful episodes related to trauma or emotional aggression CITATION Rac18 \l 1033 (Rachel Anspach, 2018). They are therefore quick to call the police instead of resolving or mediating a problem. Race has also played a part whereby it’s twice likely for black kids to be placed in group homes as white kids. Discrimination in the system further compounds the problem for the already vulnerable kids. Mental illness has been criminalized, with the affected children being over-prescribed psychotro...