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Dr. Birgit Larsson is an Associate Professor in Social Work and Sociology. Her research in the Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF), based in the School of Social Work at UEA, focuses on vulnerable young people and emerging adults in the care, education and criminal justice systems with the aim of impact on policy, practice and outcomes.
1 INTRODUCTION Higher rates of offending by care-experienced young people compared to peers in the general population has been a UK policy and practice concern since the 1980s (Schofield et al., 2014). A recent study (Hunter et al., 2023) found that children in care experience criminal justice involvement at a rate of eight times that of non-care-experienced peers, with children from ethnic minority backgrounds most disproportionally impacted.
Research The right decisions for children in long-term foster care By Dr Birgit Larsson; Professor Elsbeth Neil; Emeritus Professor Gillian Schofield Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Study looked at the implementation of the first regulations and guidance on long-term foster care. Previous research has shown that successful long-term foster carers can provide a secure base for young people into adulthood.
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