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Challenging The Overuse Of Foster Care And Disrupting The Path To Delinquency And Prison, Leslie J. Harris
Challenging The Overuse Of Foster Care And Disrupting The Path To Delinquency And Prison, Leslie J. Harris
Leslie J. Harris
Foster care is supposed to be a temporary safe haven for abused and neglected children, a place where they are cared for while their parents solve the problems that led to their mistreatment. For many children, foster care undoubtedly serves this function well. However, thousands of children live in foster care for extended periods of time, many leaving care only when they become adults. Recent studies show that for many of these children, foster care is not a safe, nurturing place. Instead, being in care exposes these children to substantial risks of later juvenile delinquency and adult criminal arrest and …