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The Nurturing Parenting Programs, Us Department Of Justice
The Nurturing Parenting Programs, Us Department Of Justice
Juvenile Justice Bulletin
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The Silent Victims: Children And Domestic Violence, Nancy Ver Steegh
The Silent Victims: Children And Domestic Violence, Nancy Ver Steegh
Faculty Scholarship
Few of us would fail to intercede if we happened upon a child being physically attacked. Most of us would shield even an unknown child from witnessing a traumatic event. If we knew that a child might come to harm, such as a toddler playing in traffic, most of us would escort that child to safety. On a personal level, we are committed to the well being of our children. As a society, however, we close our ears to the cries of the children growing up in violent homes. It is now time to give them voice. New research reveals …
Choosing The Lesser Evil: Comments On Besharov's "Child Abuse Realities", Margaret F. Brinig
Choosing The Lesser Evil: Comments On Besharov's "Child Abuse Realities", Margaret F. Brinig
Journal Articles
Determining the degree of state intervention into intra-family decision making requires an unhappy choice between allowing abuse to continue or interfering with some families that would be better left alone. Mr. Besharov introduces the possible harms associated with the increased involvement of the state but fails to fully comprehend the circumstances that necessitate such involvement. Evils bracket the phenomenon discussed in Mr. Besharov's paper and this one. The difference in our approach lies in the choice we think is the lesser evil of the two, not that we think that either the harms associated with state involvement or the risk …