Children, young adults, and the law : a dictionary / Lauren Krohn Arnest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arnest, Lauren Krohn.

Series:

Contemporary legal issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--Dictionaries.

Children.

Children--Legal status, laws, etc.

United States.

Young adults--Legal status, laws, etc--United States--Dictionaries.

Young adults.

Young adults--Legal status, laws, etc.

Law.

Children's rights.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xvi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [1998]

Summary:

A dictionary of terms related to the legal rights of children and young adults.

Contents:

Abandonment 25

Ability Grouping 26

Abortion Rights 27

Acknowledgment Statute 30

Adjudication 30

Adoption 31

Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 34

Adoption Records 35

Adoptive Consent 37

Adoptive Parent 39

Age of Consent 43

Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 43

Alcohol 44

Amusement Sites 45

Arrest 47

Athletic Programs 48

Bail 51

Best Interests of the Child Rule 52

Bethel School District No. 103 v. Fraser 52

Bilingual Education 54

Biological Parent 55

Board of Education v. Pico 55

Breed v. Jones 57

Brown v. Board of Education 58

Burden of Proof 60

Busing 61

Capital Punishment 63

Certificate of Age 63

Child Abuse 64

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) 65

Child Custody 66

Child Pornography 72

Child Protection Action 74

Child Victims' and Child Witnesses' Rights Act 75

Child's Custodial Preference 76

CHINS 78

Citizenship Requirements 78

Civil Rights Act of 1964 79

Community Service 80

Competency Testing 80

Compulsory Attendance Law 81

Confrontational Rights 82

Contraceptive Rights 83

Contract Rights 84

Corporal Punishment 85

Counsel Rights 87

Court Records 89

Criminal Nonsupport Statute 91

Curfew 91

Curriculum Choice 94

Custodial Confinement 95

Custodial Interference Statute 97

Delinquency Proceeding 99

Desegregation 99

DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services 101

Disabled Students 102

Disposition 104

Diversion 106

Dress Codes 106

Driving Privileges 108

Due Process of Law 110

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Services (EPSDT) 113

Educational Malpractice 113

Educational Rights 114

Edwards v. Aguillard 116

Emancipation 117

Emotional Abuse 119

Employment Regulations 120

Equal Access Act (EAA) 122

Equal Protection 123

Expulsion 125

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 127

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 129

Family Immunity Doctrine 131

Family Purpose Doctrine 133

Federal Child Support Enforcement Program 134

Firearms 135

Foster Care 136

Foster Parent 139

Freedom of Choice Plans 141

Friendly Parent Provision 141

Funding Equality 142

Gang Book 143

Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1988 143

Ginsberg v. New York 144

Goss v. Lopez 145

Government Aid to Private Religious Schools 146

Grandparent Visitation Statute 146

Guardian 148

Guardian Ad Litem 150

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier 155

Head Start 157

Hearsay Statements 158

Home School 160

Housing Discrimination 161

Illegitimacy 163

In Loco Parentis 165

In re Gault 165

Income Tax 168

Indecent Materials 168

Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) 172

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 (IDEA) 173

Infancy Doctrine 174

Ingraham v. Wright 174

Inheritance Rights 176

Institutional Rights 180

Intake 182

Interrogation 183

Joint Custody 187

Jury Trial 188

Juvenile Court 190

Juvenile Delinquent 191

Juvenile Jurisdiction 191

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 192

Kent v. United States 195

Kiddie Tax 196

Lau v. Nichols 197

Majority 199

Marriage Rights 200

Maternal Preference Rule 201

Medical Treatment 202

Mental Hospital Commitment 205

Meyer v. Nebraska 206

Missing Children Act 207

National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 209

Necessaries 210

Neglect 211

New Jersey v. T. L. O 214

Notice of Charges 216

Parens Patriae Doctrine 219

Parent Locator Service (PLS) 220

Parental Consortium 221

Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act 222

Parental Responsibility Statute 223

Parental Rights 224

Parham v. J.R. 227

Parole 227

Paternity Action 228

Physical Abuse 230

Pierce v. Society of Sisters 230

Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth 231

Pleading 232

Plyler v. Doe 233

Pregnancy 235

Preliminary Hearing 236

Preventive Detention 237

Prince v. Massachusetts 238

Probation 239

Property Rights 240

Protective Custody 242

Psychological Parent Doctrine 242

Public Trial 243

Religious Freedom 247

Religious Holidays 248

Reporting Laws 248

Residency Requirements 250

Restitution 251

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 252

Schall v. Martin 253

School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988 255

School Prayer 255

School Rules 257

School Safety 261

Search and Seizure 262

Sexual Abuse 266

Sexual Activity 267

Sexual Exploitation Act 268

Single-Sex Schools 269

Speedy Trial 269

Stanford v. Kentucky 270

Status Offense 272

Statute of Limitations 274

Statutory Rape 276

Stepparent 277

Student Fees 278

Support Enforcement 279

Support Obligation 281

Surrogate Parent 284

Tender Years Doctrine 287

Termination Proceeding 287

Testamentary Rights 289

Testimonial Competency 290

Thompson v. Oklahoma 293

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District 295

Title IV-D Agency 296

Title IX 297

Tobacco Products 298

Tort Responsibility 299

Transportation Rights 301

Trial as Adult 302

Tuition Vouchers 303

Underground Newspapers 305

Unfit Parent 306

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) 307

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) 308

Vaccination Requirements 311

Visitation Rights 311

Vocational Tracking 315

West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette 317

Wisconsin v. Yoder 318

Wrongful Life 319.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-324) and index.

ISBN:

0874368790

OCLC:

39147870