 | The identification of children exposed to drug-related violence is mostly confined to drug-related arrests for which the child is present. This leaves a serious gap in identifying children exposed to violence who are not present at the time of arrest. Unfortunately, there is a lack of uniform data collection about drug-endangered children (DEC). Colorado DEC's Drug Endangered Children Tracking System (DECSYS) offers local law enforcement and child welfare agencies a streamlined and automated process for quickly sharing information and identifying children at risk that is predictable, reliable, and measurable. Information on drug arrests is reported to child welfare regardless of whether children were present or suspected. This report documents the implementation of DECSYS and the process of expanding DECSYS to five additional states. Promising practices and evaluation results are reported for each step of the process from system design, to training and support, to implementation.By Elizabeth J. Mulligan, Jade Woodard, Karan Goldsberry, Susannah CarrollCategories: Data and Analysis • Nonviolent Crime • Youth SafetyLanguage: EnglishPublic link
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