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Florida's Foster Care System Fails Its Children, Timothy L. Arcaro Apr 2001

Florida's Foster Care System Fails Its Children, Timothy L. Arcaro

Faculty Scholarship

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 …


Keeping Children Safe: Ojjdp's Child Protection Division, Us Department Of Justice Mar 2001

Keeping Children Safe: Ojjdp's Child Protection Division, Us Department Of Justice

Juvenile Justice Bulletin

No abstract provided.


The Decline In Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Us Department Of Justice Jan 2001

The Decline In Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Us Department Of Justice

Juvenile Justice Bulletin

No abstract provided.