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Full-Text Articles in Juvenile Law
Child Welfare And Covid-19: An Unexpected Opportunity For Systemic Change, Jane M. Spinak
Child Welfare And Covid-19: An Unexpected Opportunity For Systemic Change, Jane M. Spinak
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The COVID-19 pandemic has already wrecked greater havoc in poor neighborhoods of color, where pre-existing conditions exacerbate the disease’s spread. Crowded housing and homelessness, less access to health care and insurance, and underlying health conditions are all factors that worsen the chances of remaining healthy.Workers desperate for income continue to work without sufficient protective measures, moving in and out of these neighborhoods, putting themselves and their families at risk. During periods of greater disruption, tensions are heightened and violence more prevalent. Already some experts are warning of an onslaught of child maltreatment cases, citing earlier examples of spikes in foster …
Social Welfare And Fairness In Juvenile Crime Regulation, Elizabeth S. Scott, Laurence Steinberg
Social Welfare And Fairness In Juvenile Crime Regulation, Elizabeth S. Scott, Laurence Steinberg
Faculty Scholarship
The question of how lawmakers should respond to developmental differences between adolescents and adults in formulating juvenile crime policy has been the subject of debate for a generation. A theme of the punitive law reforms that dismantled the traditional juvenile justice system in the 1980s and 1990s was that adolescents were not different from adults in any way that was relevant to criminal punishment – or at least that any differences were trumped by the demands of public safety. But this view has been challenged in recent years; scholars and courts have recognized that adolescents, due to their developmental immaturity, …
Florida's Foster Care System Fails Its Children, Timothy L. Arcaro
Florida's Foster Care System Fails Its Children, Timothy L. Arcaro
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This article will attempt to draw attention to the pervasive problem of child sexual abuse in foster care by identifying circumstances that contribute to sexual victimization. Hopefully the discussion will illuminate the plight of child victims of sexual abuse and generate discourse on a new paradigm of protection initiatives for foster children. Part I of the article will explain child protection proceedings and how children enter the foster care system. Part II will describe common characteristics of state foster care systems. Part III will discuss traditional notions of child sexual abuse and their illusory application in the context of sexual …
Caught Between Two Systems: How Exceptional Children In Out-Of-Home Care And Denied Equality In Education, Cynthia Godsoe
Caught Between Two Systems: How Exceptional Children In Out-Of-Home Care And Denied Equality In Education, Cynthia Godsoe
Faculty Scholarship
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Parents' Rights Vs. Childrens' Interest: The Case Of The Foster Child, Marsha Garrison
Parents' Rights Vs. Childrens' Interest: The Case Of The Foster Child, Marsha Garrison
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