Confronting the racist legacy of the American child welfare system : the case for abolition / Alan J. Dettlaff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dettlaff, Alan J., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--United States--History.

Child welfare.

Racism--United States--History.

Racism.

African American children--History.

African American children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

In 'Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System', Alan J. Dettlaff presents a call to abolish the American child welfare system due to the harm and destruction it causes Black families. Dettlaff provides evidence of the vast harms that result from family separations and placement in foster care to make a case that the child welfare system is beyond reform. Rather, the only solution to ending this harm is complete abolition of the child welfare system and a fundamental reimagining of the way society cares for children and families.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 24, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Dettlaff, Alan J. Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System

ISBN:

0-19-767529-8

0-19-767528-X

0-19-767527-1