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Keeping Kids Out Of The System: Creative Legal Practice As A Community Child Protection Strategy, Leigh S. Goodmark
Keeping Kids Out Of The System: Creative Legal Practice As A Community Child Protection Strategy, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
The Basics Of Getting Started - Who, What, When, Where, And How?, Leigh S. Goodmark
The Basics Of Getting Started - Who, What, When, Where, And How?, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
Before you open the doors of your school-based legal clinic, you need to answer some fundamental questions about how your clinic will operate. This section poses those questions and suggests a range of answers based on the experiences of lawyers who have established and/or are currently working in school-based clinics. Consider it a guide to assist you in getting your own clinic started. For further clarification on specific topics, refer to subsequent sections of the book where they are addressed in more detail.
Promoting Community Child Protection: A Legislative Agenda, Leigh S. Goodmark
Promoting Community Child Protection: A Legislative Agenda, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Reasonable Efforts Checklist For Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence, Leigh S. Goodmark
Reasonable Efforts Checklist For Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
The purpose of this checklist is to assist dependency court judges in identifying factors that should be considered when making reasonable efforts determinations in cases involving domestic violence.
Bringing The Greenbook To Life: A Resource Guide For Communities, Leigh S. Goodmark, Ann Rosewater
Bringing The Greenbook To Life: A Resource Guide For Communities, Leigh S. Goodmark, Ann Rosewater
Leigh S. Goodmark
This book is designed for communities seeking to develop interventions that will improve their responses to families suffering both domestic violence and child maltreatment.
"Law And Justice Are Not Always The Same": Creating Community-Based Justice Forums For People Subjected To Intimate Partner Abuse, Leigh S. Goodmark
"Law And Justice Are Not Always The Same": Creating Community-Based Justice Forums For People Subjected To Intimate Partner Abuse, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
What constitutes justice in cases involving intimate partner abuse has historically been determined not by the person subjected to abuse, but rather an actor within the legal system—a police officer, a prosecutor, an advocate, or a judge—and those individuals most often define justice in terms of what the legal system has to offer. People subjected to abuse may conceive of justice quite differently, however, in ways that the legal system is not well suited to address. For people subjected to abuse who are interested in punishment, whose goals are congruent with the legal system’s goals of safety and accountability (as …
Convergeing Around The Study Of Gender Violence: The Gender Violence Clinic At The University Of Maryland Carey School Of Law, Leigh S. Goodmark
Convergeing Around The Study Of Gender Violence: The Gender Violence Clinic At The University Of Maryland Carey School Of Law, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
Domestic violence clinics have been a staple of law school clinical programs since the 1980s. The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law recently created the nation’s first Gender Violence Clinic, however. This article describes the motivation for taking a broader approach to gender based violence, the types of cases handled by the clinic, the challenges posed by the clinic structure, and the pedagogical goals for the clinic.
From Property To Personhood: What The Legal System Should Do For Children In Family Violence Cases, Leigh S. Goodmark
From Property To Personhood: What The Legal System Should Do For Children In Family Violence Cases, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Going Underground: The Ethics Of Advising A Battered Woman Fleeing An Abusive Relationship, Leigh S. Goodmark
Going Underground: The Ethics Of Advising A Battered Woman Fleeing An Abusive Relationship, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Can Poverty Lawyers Play Well With Others? Including Lawyers In Integrated, School-Based Service Delivery Programs, Leigh S. Goodmark
Can Poverty Lawyers Play Well With Others? Including Lawyers In Integrated, School-Based Service Delivery Programs, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Mothers, Domestic Violence And Child Protection: An American Legal Perspective, Leigh S. Goodmark
Mothers, Domestic Violence And Child Protection: An American Legal Perspective, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Alternative Dispute Resolution And The Potential For Gender Bias, Leigh S. Goodmark
Alternative Dispute Resolution And The Potential For Gender Bias, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Deconstructing Teresa O'Brien: A Role Play For Domestic Violence Clinics, Leigh S. Goodmark, Catherine F. Klein
Deconstructing Teresa O'Brien: A Role Play For Domestic Violence Clinics, Leigh S. Goodmark, Catherine F. Klein
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
An Experiment In Participation, Leigh S. Goodmark
An Experiment In Participation, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.
Transgender People, Intimate Partner Abuse, And The Legal System, Leigh S. Goodmark
Transgender People, Intimate Partner Abuse, And The Legal System, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
The unique experiences of transgender persons subjected to abuse have not been the focus of legal scholarship; instead, the experiences of transgender people are often subsumed in the broader discourse around domestic violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This dearth of legal scholarship is not surprising given how little research of any kind exists on how transgender people experience intimate partner abuse. This is the first law review article to concentrate specifically on intimate partner abuse and the transgender community. The Article begins by discussing the difficulties of engaging in scholarship around this topic, noting the …
Clinical Cognitive Dissonance: The Values And Goals Of Domestic Violence Clinics, The Legal System, And The Students Caught In The Middle, Leigh S. Goodmark
Clinical Cognitive Dissonance: The Values And Goals Of Domestic Violence Clinics, The Legal System, And The Students Caught In The Middle, Leigh S. Goodmark
Leigh S. Goodmark
No abstract provided.