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Child abuse, family rights, and the child protective system [electronic resource] : a critical analysis from law, ethics, and Catholic social teaching / edited by Stephen M. Krason.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Catholic Social Thought
- Catholic social thought ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Children.
- Church and social problems--Catholic Church.
- Church and social problems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System: A Critical Analysis from Law, Ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching, Stephen M. Krason gathers essays by leading scholars and practitioners to comment through the prism of Catholic social thought, on the plight afflicting American families and the role of the child protective system. Here readers will find critical essays on the deleterious effect of the the 1974 passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; assessments of current American policies on chi
- Contents:
- The Mondale act and its aftermath : an overview of forty
- Years of American law, public policy, and governmental response to child abuse and neglect / by Stephen M. Krason
- The family and parental rights in light of Catholic social teaching and international human rights law : a convergence / by William L. Saunders
- Child protective services and police interference with family relations : a constitutional perspective / by Michael E. Rosman
- Fourth amendment litigation and the CPS / James R. Mason, III
- The effects of family structure on child abuse / Patrick F. Fagan, Anna Dorminey, and Emily Hering
- Dilemma by design : child welfare policy and ethical problems at the frontline / Ruth A. White
- Amicus curiae brief of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists in Troxel v. Granville
- Amicus curiae brief of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists in Camreta v. Greene/Alford v. Greene.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 0-8108-8670-7
- OCLC:
- 852759312
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