Department of Pediatrics, UCLA, 10955 LeConte Avenue MDCC 12-476, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Adv Pediatr. 2024 Aug;71(1):29-40. doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2024.01.002. Epub 2024 Feb 29.
This article examines the epidemiology of the US juvenile legal system, which disproportionately impacts youth with multiple marginalized identities and exacerbates health inequities. Policy changes that can improve the treatment of children who display disruptive behavior are highlighted, so as to lay out a path forward for supporting children and enhancing health equity while bolstering public safety. Finally, this article concludes that the systemic racism pervasive in the juvenile legal system signals an important role for pediatrics to advance racial equity and transform our approach to childhood.
本文探讨了美国少年司法系统的流行病学，该系统不成比例地影响了具有多种边缘化身份的青年，并加剧了健康不平等。本文强调了可以改善对表现出破坏性行为的儿童的治疗的政策变化，为支持儿童、增强健康公平和加强公共安全制定了前进的道路。最后，本文得出结论，少年司法系统中普遍存在的系统性种族主义表明儿科学在推进种族公平和改变我们对待儿童的方式方面发挥着重要作用。
