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Federal Child Welfare Legislation., Frank Vandervort
Federal Child Welfare Legislation., Frank Vandervort
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This chapter provides a brief overview of federal statutes that impact the practice of child welfare law. Since the enactment of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act in 1974 (CAPTA), the federal government has played an ever increasing role in handling child maltreatment cases.
Federal Child Welfare Law And Policy: Understanding The Federal Law And Funding Process., Miriam Rollin, Frank Vandervort, Ann M. Haralambie
Federal Child Welfare Law And Policy: Understanding The Federal Law And Funding Process., Miriam Rollin, Frank Vandervort, Ann M. Haralambie
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This chapter provides an overview of federal and uniform statutes that impact the practice of child welfare law.
Liberty And Lawyers In Child Protection, Donald N. Duquette
Liberty And Lawyers In Child Protection, Donald N. Duquette
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The distinguishing feature of the juvenile or family court which sets it apart from all other elements of the child protection system is that the court acts as arbiter of personal liberty. When society at large, through child protective services, attempts to intervene in the private life of a family on behalf of a child, the court must assure that the rights of the parents, the rights of the child, and the rights of society are protected and are abridged only after full and fair and objective court process. Only the court can abridge these personal rights in other than …
Protecting Individual Liberties In The Context Of Screening For Child Abuse, Donald N. Duquette
Protecting Individual Liberties In The Context Of Screening For Child Abuse, Donald N. Duquette
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A central role of the law in our society is to act as buffer between individual citizens and society at large. When personal freedom or liberty is at stake, the law acts as arbiter between individuals and government and allows liberty to be abrogated only after "due process of law." Due process is an attempt to insure fair treatment of all concerned-a quest for fairness. In what follows due process will be discussed further together with some examples of the due process model as applied to the child protection system. Certain risks to personal freedom are inherent in child protection. …
Liberty And Lawyers In Child Protection, Donald N. Duquette
Liberty And Lawyers In Child Protection, Donald N. Duquette
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The distinguishing feature of the juvenile or family court which sets it apart from, all other elements of the child protection system is that the court acts as arbiter of personal liberty. When society at large, through child protective services, attempts to intervene in the private life of a family on behalf of a child, the court must assure that the rights of the parents, the rights of the child, and the rights of. the society are protected and are abridged only after full and fair and objective court process. Only the court can abridge these personal rights in other …