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Sociology
Catherine Sirois
Between Dependent and Delinquent in the Eyes of the State: Children at the Intersection of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
2021 Dissertation Fellowship
Between Dependent and Delinquent in the Eyes of the State: Children at the Intersection of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
2021 Dissertation Fellowship
Catherine's dissertation focuses on how the state manages and constructs the status of crossover youth—i.e., children at the intersection of the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. More broadly, she studies the relationship between state institutions and inequality in the United States.