When a new initiative inadvertently causes youths to be drawn into the juvenile justice system whose behavior would otherwise not have been addressed formally, the initiative has engaged in:

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Netwidening refers to the process by which initiatives intended to divert or otherwise manage certain behaviors outside of the formal justice system actually result in more individuals being brought into the system. This can happen when policies or programs inadvertently capture behaviors or individuals that previously would not have been formally processed or sanctioned.

When a New Initiative Inadvertently Causes Youths to Be Drawn