Childhood denied: ending the nightmare of child abuse and neglect
"Childhood Denied is an expose of how the United States ignores and often discards its most vulnerable children. Delving into the political, legal, and social factors of children at risk for abuse and neglect, it chronicles the plight of abused children across the nation and provides a "re...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Childhood Denied is an expose of how the United States ignores and often discards its most vulnerable children. Delving into the political, legal, and social factors of children at risk for abuse and neglect, it chronicles the plight of abused children across the nation and provides a "report card" for each state. With practical, journalistic, and social scientific approach, this book emboldens child welfare professionals, government representatives, lawmakers, child attorneys, law enforcers, and the general public to respond more effectively and consistently to the needs of children at risk."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XXI, 230 S. |
| ISBN: | 9781412939768 9781412939775 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Foreword: These Are
Our Kids as Well as Theirs ix
By Peter Samuelson and Sherry Quirk
Foreword
By Robert C. Fellmetb xiii
Foreword
By Charles D. Gill xvii
Preface xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
1. Keepers of the Plan 1
What Is Abuse and Neglect 5
From Good Practices to Abuse and Neglect 7
Efforts at Defining Abuse and Neglect 10
Elaboration on Child Maltreatment 11
Damage Beyond the Visible 14
Variations in Definitions 20
Extent of the Problem Now—Again a Blurred Picture 21
The Unrelenting Cycle of Abuse 24
Indicators of Abuse 25
Indicators of Emotional Abuse 26
When Poverty, Race, and Abuse Collide 27
Endnotes 35
2. The Best Interests of the Child 39
When Should the State Intervene? 39
A Universal Term? 40
The Pioneering Research 41
Aiming at the Canon 43
The Definition Frames Our Reality 44
Best Interests Across the United States 50
Abusing the Term? 57
Empty Promises 58
A Crying Need for Change 61
Factors to Include When Determining the Best Interests of a Child 62
Administrative Continuity 62
Physical Safety and Welfare 62
Moral, Emotional, Intellectual, Social Needs 63
Individual Needs 63
Desires and Wishes 63
Family Bonds 64
Solutions 65
Summary 66
Endnotes 67
3. Lost in the System: Confidentiality and Secrecy 69
The Confidentiality Barrier 72
Why? 16
The First Star Approach 78
What Policy Can Do 79
Lost in the System 80
Summary 81
Endnotes 81
4. A Brief History of Child Custody Issues
Related to Abuse and Neglect 83
The Father: A Master s Rights 85
The Mother: Legal Impotence 86
Child Custody Law in the New Republic, 1790-1890 87
Early U.S. Cases 88
The Courts 90
Evolution of Best Interests Standard and
Tender Years Doctrine 91
Placing Out 92
The State as Superparent: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920 93
Child Saving and Childsavers 95
Child Placement 99
In the Best Interests of the Child? 1960-1990 100
Removal of Children and Termination of Parental Rights 101
Foster Care and Adoption 105
Summary 106
Endnotes 106
5. Silenced by the Law 111
I Hear You Knocking—But You Can t Come In 115
A Little History 116
Should a Child Have a Say in Court? 118
Validating the Decision in the Child s Mind 120
Only Lawyers Can Provide Due Process 121
Why Can t the Judge Do It? 122
Why Can t Social Workers Do It? 123
How Old Should a Child Be to Have a Voice? 124
What if the Child and Lawyer Disagree? 124
Lawyers Will Need to Spend Time With Kids 129
Attorneys Must Be Trained to Interview Children 129
A Bright Spot 132
Endnotes 134
6. Foster Care Today 137
Foster Families Challenged on Every Side 138
The Foster Care System Today 142
Federal Inflexibility Hurts Foster Kids 144
The Straightjacket Tightens 147
Foster Care Drift 147
A Hopeful Sign 148
Training for Foster Families 154
Aging out of the System: Where Do I Go From Here? 154
A Proposal for University-Based Foster Care 156
Summary 160
Endnotes 160
7. Caseworker and Police Challenges—Who You Gonna Call? 165
The Extent of Their Burden 165
The Systemic Problem 167
Assessing Training 170
What Can the Federal Government Do? 173
A Kind of ROTC for Caseworkers 173
Learning From Mistakes 174
Challenges of Police Involvement 178
Summary 179
Endnotes 180
8. The Politics of Child Abuse and Neglect 183
How Bad Is the Situation? 184
Why Haven t We Fixed It? 185
Polarization and the Damage Done 186
The Realities on the Ground 190
Why Is This the Case and How Do We Change It? 191
Children Don t Vote 191
Sexy Stories Give Cover to Cowardly News Hounds 192
Race and Class 199
Breaking Through Political Barriers 200
Strength Through Cooperation 201
Publicize Best Practices 201
Sue the Laggards 202
Challenge the Secrecy Laws 203
Reverse the DeShaney Decision 203
Amend the U.S. Constitution 205
Ratify the UN Convention on Children s Rights 206
Endnotes 208
Appendix 211
Index 217
About the Authors 231
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