The Future of Child Protection: How to Break the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect - Rilegato

Waldfogel, Jane

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ISBN 10: 0674338111 ISBN 13: 9780674338111

Casa editrice: Harvard Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

Lisa Steinberg. Elisa Izquierdo. Lance Helms. These are just a few of the names drawn from recent headlines, revealing cases of horrendous child abuse and neglect. Such cases have led to a crisis of confidence in the current child protective services (CPS) system, and to frequent calls for reform.

The public is right to be concerned, shows Jane Waldfogel, but many perceptions of the CPS system and the problems it is designed to alleviate are inaccurate. This book goes beyond the headlines, using historical, comparative, and specific case data to formulate a new approach to protecting children.

Currently, Waldfogel argues, the CPS system is overwhelmed by referrals. As a result, neither high-risk nor low-risk families are adequately served.

Waldfogel examines the underlying assumptions of CPS, compares the U.S. record with those of Britain, Canada, and Australia, and offers a "new paradigm" in which CPS joins with other public and private partners to provide a differential response to the broad range of children in need of protection. She highlights reforms underway in several states and in Britain.

This book's analytical clarity and straightforward policy recommendations will make it mandatory reading for policymakers, practitioners, and others interested in the future of child protection.

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Harvard Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0674338111
• ISBN 13: 9780674338111
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 285
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