Why Do Children Enter Prison

in the population, while males with prior child welfare placements have entry rates into CYA that are only five times higher than males in the general population” (Jonson-Reid et Barth 500). The evidence demonstrates that the children in foster care are more likely to enter prison because of the instability found within their lives. There could be no strong role models who advocate for strong morals in their lives. The lack of morals would lead to higher rates of prison and prolonging the cycle of the abusive foster care system. Overall other races beyond Caucasian such as African-American or Hispanic have higher entries into the system that other foster children. The racial diverse treatment indicates a mistreatment in the equality of children in the system, which stems the chances for the other children to make something of their lives. In the end though, once a person enters prison, it is hard to turn around their life and become productive members of society.
Another long-term effect of foster care is the mental health problems that come from the instability and the treatment within the system itself. The abusive system has damaged the mental heath …show more content…
It brings about pain and suffering to the children all the way to the adults. The current system is not working and bringing about important changes to system will take work. It is not impossible to change it following the recommendations given above. The foster care system, which is currently full of mismanagement and instability for all involved can be changed to become a strong component of the health in the saving of these children. The children do after all enter the foster care system to leave the detrimental environments to receive a chance at a better life. The system when fixed can completely change the path that many of the children were going to take and bring about a new generation of children that could have been