Family law: children Books
Harvard University Press Rethinking Juvenile Justice
Book SynopsisWhat should we do with teens who commit crimes? Two leading scholars in law and adolescent development argue that juvenile justice should be grounded in the best available psychological science, which shows that adolescence is a distinctive state of cognitive and emotional development.Trade ReviewAmerica's justice system has become increasingly punitive toward our teenagers during past 25 years. Terrifying terms like "super predator," "zero tolerance" and "vicious youth gangs" are part of our everyday speech. But as Scott and Steinberg show, new neuroscientific and psychological evidence challenges the punitive approach. The book combines rigorous science and impeccable legal scholarship, with forceful prose, to argue for a wholesale reform of the juvenile justice system. -- Terrie Moffitt, Duke University and King's College LondonScott and Steinberg, leading figures in juvenile law and adolescent developmental psychology, have joined forces to argue that now is the moment to reconstitute, in a completely original way, how America deals with juvenile crime and juvenile offenders. At once deeply learned and altogether pragmatic, Rethinking Juvenile Justice is one of the most transformative books this field has seen in the past 20 years. -- John Monahan, Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, University of VirginiaThe subject of juvenile justice breeds extreme responses. The academic sensibility is extremely lenient, seeing misguided kids who need understanding and help more than punishment. The legal system is mindlessly punitive: juvenile defendants in the US are treated more harshly than adults elsewhere in the Western world. In the midst of this crazy conversation, Scott and Steinberg are voices of sanity. Their wholly novel approach to juvenile crime will make equal sense to judges, juvenile advocates, and urban police forces. This book is a terrific example of what speaking truth to power, effectively, looks like. -- William Stuntz, Harvard Law SchoolThis multidisciplinary book is exactly what policy makers should consult when thinking about ways to change a system that is in dire need of repair. -- D. S. Mann * Choice *What distinguishes this book from other writings in the field are not the proposals made, which are relatively modest, but rather the developmental sophistication with which they are defended. And in the end, the hard questions the book raises are not about juvenile justice policy, but rather about the interrelationship between law and science. Offering us the gold standard in legal-developmental collaboration, it presses us to consider the role the developmental sciences should play in shaping the law affecting children...What makes the book so valuable is that it can be relied upon by judges, legislatures, lawyers, and policymakers to enhance the sophistication with which they consider the very issues that they are currently being called on to decide. In this sense, Rethinking Juvenile Justice is a complete success. Lawmakers already look to Scott and Steinberg's earlier work when they address how the law should respond to juvenile crime, and this book should only enhance the sophistication of those lawmaking efforts...Rethinking Juvenile Justice promises to enhance the sophistication of those addressing juvenile justice policy on a broad range of issues. -- Emily Buss * University of Chicago Law Review *[Scott and Steinberg] believe that new juvenile justice reforms that publicize available scientific developmental data and empirical data demonstrating savings in recidivism and costs due to keeping kids in the juvenile system will be successful. They believe that we can avoid the demolition of the courts or at least staunch the loss of so many young offenders from the courts' jurisdiction...This book is one of the very few works that provides legal and developmental analyses and offers politically savvy advice about implementing a successful legislative strategy...This is a book that everyone should read. -- Lucy S. McGough * Law and Politics Book Review *Table of Contents* Introduction: The Challenge of Lionel Tate * The Science of Adolescent Development and Teens' Involvement in Crime * Regulating Children in American Law: The State as Parent and Protector * Why Crime Is Different * Immaturity and Mitigation * Developmental Competence and the Adjudication of Juveniles * Social Welfare and Juvenile Crime Regulation * The Developmental Model and Juvenile Justice Policy for the Twenty-First Century * Is Society Ready for Juvenile Justice Reform? * Notes * Acknowledgments * Index
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Edinburgh University Press A History of Scottish Child Protection Law
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive account of how the law and practice of child protection in Scotland has developed from its earliest origins to the present day, within the context of a changing world Key FeaturesPlaces the Scottish juvenile court in worldwide perspective and explores why the juvenile court ideals remain central to the contemporary children?s hearing system in Scotland, dealing with both child offenders and neglected and abused children.Gives detailed analysis of the legislation and explores the parliamentary debates surrounding Acts including the Children Act 1908, the Adoption of Children (Scotland) Act 1930, the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Acts 1932 and 1937, the Children Act 1948, the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014Preserves in accessible form many long-forgotten legal and social aims, cases and secondary legislation Kenneth Norrie traces the assumptions that underlay child protection law at particular periods of time and identifies the pressures for change ? giving a clearer understanding of how and why the contemporary law is designed and operates as it does.Particular issues are traced in legislative detail, including court processes, the changing thresholds for state intervention, the increasing regulation of children?s homes and foster care, the developing rules on corporal punishment and the earlier practice of compulsory emigration to the colonies of children removed from their parents. The transformation of adoption is also covered in comprehensive detail. In drawing out key themes and common threads, Norrie sets contemporary developments against their historical context and offers a fuller understanding of child protection law in Scotland.
£24.69
HarperCollins Publishers In Harms Way
Book SynopsisWhen the system fails the parents, how can it protect the children? Welcome to the secretive world of the Family Court.
£14.99
Oxford University Press Stranger Danger
Book SynopsisBeginning with Etan Patz''s disappearance in Manhattan in 1979, a spate of high-profile cases of missing and murdered children stoked anxieties about the threats of child kidnapping and exploitation. Publicized through an emerging twenty-four-hour news cycle, these cases supplied evidence of what some commentators dubbed a national epidemic of child abductions committed by strangers. In this book, Paul M. Renfro narrates how the bereaved parents of missing and slain children turned their grief into a mass movement and, alongside journalists and policymakers from both major political parties, propelled a moral panic. Leveraging larger cultural fears concerning familial and national decline, these child safety crusaders warned Americans of a supposedly widespread and worsening child kidnapping threat, erroneously claiming that as many as fifty thousand American children fell victim to stranger abductions annually. The actual figure was (and remains) between one hundred and three hundred, and kidnappings perpetrated by family members and acquaintances occur far more frequently. Yet such exaggerated statistics-and the emotionally resonant images and narratives deployed behind them-led to the creation of new legal and cultural instruments designed to keep children safe and to punish the strangers who ostensibly wished them harm. Ranging from extensive child fingerprinting drives to the milk carton campaign, from the AMBER Alerts that periodically rattle Americans'' smart phones to the nation''s sprawling system of sex offender registration, these instruments have widened the reach of the carceral state and intensified surveillance practices focused on children. Stranger Danger reveals the transformative power of this moral panic on American politics and culture, showing how ideas and images of endangered childhood helped build a more punitive American state.Trade ReviewStranger Danger combines a skillfully constructed, richly detailed narrative of the moral panic about missing and exploited children in the 1970s and 1980s with an analysis of its political and policy consequences that persuasively ties it to the expansion of the carceral state. Paul M. Renfros consideration of those put in the shadows by the glare of attention given a handful of white, middleclass children ensures that this powerful book offers much more than a picture of a moral panic. * Stephen Robertson, Journal of American History *Renfro's study of how 'stranger danger' shaped national policies and served as a tool to further a Reaganite and, sadly, racist vision of the care of at-risk youth, is a critical contribution.... This story has something for everyone: racism, homophobia, Reaganite 'family values' and Clintonite 'law and order'. It is a story of bipartisan bad policymaking fuelled by irrational fears and political expediency, and a deep commitment to an ethos of surveillance and punishment.... Renfro's book is an impressive feat, weaving together archival sources and bringing historical cases to life, while resisting the temptation to sensationalise these horrific crimes....Ultimately, this book is an original, thought-provoking analysis of America's treatment of its most vulnerable. This powerful book will not only inform historians but could, crucially, inform policymakers, were they only to rely on evidence rather than politics. * Raz Mical, English Historical Review *Novel....Renfro's work highlights that the 'affective politics' of child safety that highlighted children's value and worth...informed the passage of laws as memorials to child victims, and, ultimately, the incontestability of the issue....Particularly striking is the extent to which parents and their political allies were willing to forfeit civil liberties, chiefly privacy, in the service of their anti-crime agenda....Renfro makes a compelling case for the 'primacy of childhood' as a vehicle for the advancement of bipartisan carceral policies in an 'ageist' late twentieth-century political landscape. * Melanie Newport, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth *Stranger Danger is an excellent piece of scholarship, clearly the result of deep and wide archival research. It is essential reading for knowledge about the origins of legal policies that rely on fears over threats to 'white innocence' that have had such monumental consequences for mass incarceration. * Paul Kaplan, Punishment & Society *Renfro (Florida State Univ.) meticulously describes the heightened fear over child abductions and sexual exploitation by strangers over the past four decades, which led to policies resulting in mass incarceration. Summing Up: Recommended * CHOICE *With empathy for the families of missing children...Renfro demonstrates that the knee-jerk, punitive response to heartbreaking—yet exceptional—cases of missing white, middle class boys (and later girls) created a moral panic that has ultimately been responsible for more harm than good. By focusing on the wrong issue, the child safety regime that Renfro identifies obfuscates more pressing issues....Renfro ends with a call for reevaluating this regime * Anna K. Danziger Halperin, Annals of Iowa *Paul M. Renfro masterfully explores the fear those cases [of high-profile missing children] evoked and the punitive laws they produced—invariably named after attractive white children who had been murdered by strangers.... Renfro argues that such legislation was not a rational response to a widespread threat, but a symptom of a culture that had projected many of its anxieties about social change onto the specter of 'deviant strangers emboldened by sexual liberation.'... An innovative mix of political, legal, and cultural history, the book demonstrates...how important a bipartisan family values agenda was in shaping the logos, pathos, and ethos of the punitive state. * Daniel LaChance, Law and Society Review *A well-structured and provocative book, Stranger Danger reveals the transformative power of moral panic on American politics, media and culture, showing how ideas and images of the 'endangered child', and subsequent efforts to save (select) American children from illusory 'strangers', did more harm than good by helping to build a more punitive American state in the process.....This must-read book, and the insight and research therein, is a breath of fresh air. * James Gacek, Crime Media Culture *Paul M. Renfro's excellent new book, Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State is an engaging history of how a cluster of high-profile child abductions in the late 1970s and 1980s became catalysts for the expansion of state power, a corporatized national media culture that thrives on crisis, and a bipartisan political consensus built around the idea of security. * Clayton Trutor, The American Conservative *Renfro's new book is a truly needed account of the heart-wrenching origins, as well as the devastating collateral consequences, of this nation's post-1960s obsession with 'stranger danger' and its simultaneous embrace of unprecedentedly punitive policies promising to keep kids safe from abduction and exploitation. Renfro connects, as no other has, the history of this country's most dramatic effort to protect some children from strangers with the story of how other children, simultaneously, had their protections from the state utterly eroded. * Heather Ann Thompson, author of Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy *Stranger Danger brilliantly demonstrates how the manufactured epidemic of missing children during the 1980s empowered the victims' rights crusade and produced a bipartisan consensus in favor of punitive child protection policies. Renfro persuasively connects the ideology of 'endangered childhood' to the expansion of the carceral state, the double standards between white innocence and nonwhite criminality, the stigmatization of sexual minorities, the corporate exploitation of parental anxiety, and the enhanced social control of all American youth. An extraordinary model of political history beyond the red-blue divide. * Matthew D. Lassiter, University of Michigan *Stranger Danger leaves us with a devastating portrait of a country exposing its children to real dangers by shadow-boxing with imagined ones. In the 1980s and '90s, a burgeoning 'child protection regime' of federalized policing and surveillance leveraged a handful of tragic cases of violent stranger abduction to externalize the threat. Renfro powerfully redirects the gaze away from the missing kid on the milk carton-almost certainly a runaway, a 'throwaway,' or a family abductee-to the malign misuse of personal tragedy to paper over a politically produced societal failure of heartbreaking dimensions. An important contribution to the literature on racialized 'family values' and the growth of the carceral state. * Bethany Moreton, Dartmouth College *Using superb research and gripping narratives,Renfro's book shows that panics about strangers kidnapping, molesting, and murdering kids may have made children less safe, by obscuring the fact that it is overwhelmingly often parents and close relatives who do these things. The book is all the more timely in demonstrating how right-wing activists used these panics to promote their anti-gay and anti-feminist agenda and to expand the carceral and surveillance state in ways that do little to protect children. * Linda Gordon, New York University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: "The Stark Terror of a Unique Tragedy" Ch. 1: "He Was Beautiful": Etan Patz, Queer Politics, and the Image of Endangered Childhood Ch. 2: "Save Them or Perish": Race, Childhood, and the Atlanta Abductions and Murders Ch. 3: Trouble in the Heartland: Region, Race, and Iowa's Missing Paperboys Part II: "The Battle for Child Safety" Ch. 4: "Great Surface Appeal": The Department of Justice and the Affective Politics of Child Safety Ch. 5: Kids in Custody: Protection and Punishment in the Reagan Era Ch. 6: "The Business of Missing Children": Child Protection in Public and Private Ch. 7: Circling the Wagon: Child Safety and the Punitive State in the Clinton Years Epilogue: To Catch a Predator Notes Index
£27.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Child Custody Mediation
Book SynopsisIn this workshop, Dr. Emery reviews the research on the impact of divorce on children and presents child custody mediation as a way to ameliorate some of the risks associated with divorce. He describes research findings on the risk of divorce and divorce rates from various countries. In addition, he describes the impact of divorce on children's relationships with both parents. Dr. Emery also summarizes the research comparing two approaches to adversary settlement: mediation and litigation. Lastly, he provides guidelines on conducting custody mediation and gives examples of developmentally sensitive parenting plans. Runtime: 281 minutes.
£68.61
LUP - University of Michigan Press Stepfamilies and the Law
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University of California Press Lost Childhoods
Book SynopsisLost Childhoods focuses on the life-course histories of thirty young men serving time in the Pennsylvania adult prison system for crimes they committed when they were minors. The narratives of these young men, their friends, and relatives reveal the invisible yet deep-seated connection between the childhood traumas they suffered and the violent criminal behavior they committed during adolescence. By living through domestic violence, poverty, the crack epidemic, and other circumstances, these men were forced to grow up fast all while familial ties that should have sustained them were broken at each turn. The book goes on to connect large-scale social policy decisions and their effects on family dynamics and demonstrates the limits of punitive justice. Trade Review"This book makes a significant contribution to the study of adolescents by examining how the many factors of childhood can affect the criminal behavior in the future." * Journal of Youth & Adolescence *"Through her interviews and copious amounts of historical and theoretical texts, she provides a captivating look into the lives of these justice-involved men and how they started on a criminal trajectory." * American Journal of Sociology *"She leaves her readers with a compelling and motivating narrative that provides them with the necessary tools to begin addressing the lack of resources for disadvantaged children and families." * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments introduction 1. punishment and the welfare state 2. the making of life-course-persistent offenders 3. the end of childhood: parental drug addiction and violence 4. the weakness of strong ties: extreme poverty and the fracture of close kinship ties 5. masculinity and violence: physical and emotional abuse at home and in the juvenile justice system 6. losing children conclusion and policy implicationsAppendix I Appendix II Notes References Index
£25.50
Princeton University Press Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]imely... Bhabha goes beyond what might appear to be a specifically American crisis to situate the issue within global migration trends... We have to hope that her call for a faster rate of progress will be taken up by those who are in a position to hasten it."--Don Flynn, Director of the Migrants' Rights Network "Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age is a deeply thought-provoking work filled with both anecdotes and evidence that should spark reflection and debate from academics and government officials alike. For historians, particularly historians of international relations, it also presents a range of understudied subjects that are both worthy of deeper historical reflection and policy relevant."--Meredith Oyen, H-Net Reviews "This wonderful book is the most significant study I know of that explores the implications for children's lives both of different forms of migration and of the ways in which these migrations are framed and responded to by state authorities."--Catherine Allerton, International Affairs "Jacqueline Bhabha provide[s] a welcome analysis of the international migration regime and its profound failings... The [book] will find eager audiences in undergraduate and graduate courses in human rights, and will be required references for human rights scholars working on migration and the broader issues of international human rights regimes, institutions, and challenges of human rights policy change."--Jelena Subotic, Perspectives on Politics "Richly researched and passionately argued... [This book] will find eager audiences in undergraduate and graduate courses in human rights, and will be required references for human rights scholars working on migration and the broader issues of international human rights regimes, institutions, and challenges of human rights policy change."--Jelena Subotic, Perspectives on Politics "The book is crammed with cases of child migrants who endured suffering and oppression both before and after their migration journey and, through this, the author opens the readers' eyes to new ways of looking at the global problem of child migration. This is a necessary read for anyone working in migration or child issues."--Julia Muraszkiewicz, International Journal of Refugee Law "Spanning multiple continents, [Bhabha's] superb book is a comprehensive examination of child migration across the globe and the accompanying human rights implications."--Daniel Gonzalez, Harvard Review of Latin AmericaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 PART I The Right to Respect for Family Life? Moving Children for Family 17 Chapter 1 Looking for Home: The Elusive Right to Family Life 19 Chapter 2 Staying Home: The Elusive Benefits of Child Citizenship 60 Chapter 3 Family Ambivalence: The Contested Terrain of Intercountry Adoption 96 PART II Youthful Commodities: Moving Children for Exploitation 135 Chapter 4 Targeting the Right Issue: Trafficked Children and the Human Rights Imperative 137 Chapter 5 Under the Gun: Moving Children for War 175 PART III Demanding a Future: Child Migration for Survival 201 Chapter 6 David and Goliath: Children's Unequal Battle for Refugee Protection 203 Chapter 7 Demanding Rights and a Future: Adolescents on the Move for a Better Life 238 Notes 283 Index 349
£19.80
University of Wales Press The United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Book SynopsisThis edited collection tells the story behind a ground-breaking Welsh law which reinforces the human rights of children and young people in Welsh devolved government, examining the impact of this law in selected policy areas and shows why the Welsh approach is attracting worldwide interest.Trade ReviewThis volume makes a distinct contribution to children's rights scholarship in three ways. It provides a unique case study of the way in which children's rights in Wales made their way from political commitment to legislative enactment; it sheds light on the opportunities and challenges for children's rights realisation in a context of multi-level governance; and it offers a comprehensive picture of the state of children's rights in Wales, and of future prospects under the recently adopted children's rights Measure. Wouter Vandenhole, UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights, University of AntwerpTable of ContentsPart One: The UNCRC in Wales - and Wales in the UNCRC Chapter 1: Children's rights as a policy framework in Wales Ian Butler and Mark Drakeford Chapter 2: Made to Measure: cooperation and conflict in the making of a policy Michael Sullivan and Helen Mary Jones Chapter 3: Policy advocacy communities: the collective voice of children's rights in Wales Trudy Aspinwall and Rhian Croke Chapter 4: The Rights of Children and Young Persons Measure 2011 in the context of the international obligations of the UK Jane Williams Part Two: Making it work: realising children's rights in selected policy areas Chapter 5: What is the value of a right if it is never afforded? Kevin Fitzpatrick Chapter 6: Child Poverty and Human Rights Rhian Croke and Anne Crowley Chapter 7: Toward Independence: Housing and the Older Child Jennie Bibbings, Simon Hoffman and Peter Mackie Chapter 8: Children's rights in education Peter Hosking Chapter 9: Extended rights for children and young people in Wales? A focus on gender Jacky Tyrie Chapter 10: The rights of children and young people seeking asylum in Wales Tracey Maegusuku-Hewitt and Kathryn Tucker Chapter 11: The rights of Gypsy and Traveller children and young people in Wales Trudy Aspinwall and Luke Clements Part Three: Ensuring it works: accountability and participation Chapter 12: Accountability Simon Hoffman and Jane Williams Chapter 13: Holding government to account: the role of the Children's Commissioner Osian Rees Chapter 14: New Researchers Project - Children's participation Funky Dragon Chapter 15: Children's participation in Wales Anne Crowley
£14.24
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Mending Broken Families Social Policies for
Book SynopsisSince the 1970s, policy-makers and advocates for mothers, fathers, and children have attempted to remedy some of the inherent problems of divorce_such as conflict over the children, delegation of decision-making responsibiities, poor communication skills, and lack of knowledge about children experiencing divorce_through state-level legislation for divorcing or divorced families. These policies have taken the forms of mandated mediation, legal presumptions for particular custodial arrangements, child support orders, divorce education programs for parents, and parenting plans. Mending Broken Families introduces social policies for divorced families by discussing their history and provides the first comprehensive assessment and review of their effectiveness.Trade ReviewMending Broken Families provides an excellent integration of social policy issues with the psychological literature related to divorce and custody. There are many publications dealing with the legal aspects of social policy as it relates to divorceas well as other publications related to the psychological impact of divorce on children. This is one of the few books that addresses the relationships between both aspects of divorce and custody issues.... -- Leighton E. Stamps, University of New Orleans Department of PsychologyDouglas's book will set the standard for solid scholarship on social policies to assist divorcing families. She shows convincingly that we have come a long way—and even more convincingly that we still have an even longer way to go before our programming achieves maximum benefits for this vast segment of our citizenry. -- Sanford L. Braver, Arizona State University Department of PsychologyAs a convert from pessimism to cautious optimism regarding the effects of social policies on the behavior and attitudes of families of divorce, Douglas traces the history of divorce law, mediation, divorce education, parenting plans, and custody laws in the US. * Reference and Research Book News *In this meticulously researched work, Douglas presents a comprehensive and balanced analysis of multiple local and state-wide approaches which, if legally mandated, together may facilitate cooperative parenting and parental involvement by divorced parents. A valuable contribution to the literature on divorced families and a guide for researchers, policymakers, and advocates seeking to put children’s well-being first. -- Solangel Maldonado, Seton Hall University School of LawMending Broken Families provides an excellent integration of social policy issues with the psychological literature related to divorce and custody. There are many publications dealing with the legal aspects of social policy as it relates to divorce as well as other publications related to the psychological impact of divorce on children. This is one of the few books that addresses the relationships between both aspects of divorce and custody issues. -- Leighton E. Stamps, University of New Orleans Department of PsychologyTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Introduction Chapter 3 2. Mediation Chapter 4 3. Divorce Education Programs Chapter 5 4. Parenting Plans Chapter 6 5. Joint Custody Chapter 7 6. Declaring a Rebuttable Presumption in Child Custody Statute Chapter 8 7. Emerging Trends: Difficult Cases and Efforts Toward Prevention Chapter 9 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Mending Broken Families Social Policies for
Book SynopsisSince the 1970s, policy-makers and advocates for mothers, fathers, and children have attempted to remedy some of the inherent problems of divorcesuch as conflict over the children, delegation of decision-making responsibiities, poor communication skills, and lack of knowledge about children experiencing divorcethrough state-level legislation for divorcing or divorced families. These policies have taken the forms of mandated mediation, legal presumptions for particular custodial arrangements, child support orders, divorce education programs for parents, and parenting plans. Mending Broken Families introduces social policies for divorced families by discussing their history and provides the first comprehensive assessment and review of their effectiveness.Trade ReviewMending Broken Families provides an excellent integration of social policy issues with the psychological literature related to divorce and custody. There are many publications dealing with the legal aspects of social policy as it relates to divorceas well as other publications related to the psychological impact of divorce on children. This is one of the few books that addresses the relationships between both aspects of divorce and custody issues.... -- Leighton E. Stamps, University of New Orleans Department of PsychologyDouglas's book will set the standard for solid scholarship on social policies to assist divorcing families. She shows convincingly that we have come a long way—and even more convincingly that we still have an even longer way to go before our programming achieves maximum benefits for this vast segment of our citizenry. -- Sanford L. Braver, Arizona State University Department of PsychologyAs a convert from pessimism to cautious optimism regarding the effects of social policies on the behavior and attitudes of families of divorce, Douglas traces the history of divorce law, mediation, divorce education, parenting plans, and custody laws in the US. * Reference and Research Book News *In this meticulously researched work, Douglas presents a comprehensive and balanced analysis of multiple local and state-wide approaches which, if legally mandated, together may facilitate cooperative parenting and parental involvement by divorced parents. A valuable contribution to the literature on divorced families and a guide for researchers, policymakers, and advocates seeking to put children’s well-being first. -- Solangel Maldonado, Seton Hall University School of LawMending Broken Families provides an excellent integration of social policy issues with the psychological literature related to divorce and custody. There are many publications dealing with the legal aspects of social policy as it relates to divorce as well as other publications related to the psychological impact of divorce on children. This is one of the few books that addresses the relationships between both aspects of divorce and custody issues. -- Leighton E. Stamps, University of New Orleans Department of PsychologyTable of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Introduction Chapter 3 2. Mediation Chapter 4 3. Divorce Education Programs Chapter 5 4. Parenting Plans Chapter 6 5. Joint Custody Chapter 7 6. Declaring a Rebuttable Presumption in Child Custody Statute Chapter 8 7. Emerging Trends: Difficult Cases and Efforts Toward Prevention Chapter 9 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
£37.80
Cornell University Press Defiant Dads
Book SynopsisA balanced examination of fathers' rights groups that explores why they object to the current child support and child custody systems and what their political agenda would mean for their members' children or children's mothers.Trade ReviewCrowley has written an important, theoretically rich book that empirically examines the fathers' rights movement and engages a wide range of scholarship, including scholarship on family law and policy, feminism, social movements, and ideology and public policy. In examining the movement, she finds important positive aspects, such as its emphasis on responsible fatherhood, but she also notes the pervasive antifeminist and neoconservative-influenced antistatism of the movement. These are barriers to the movement's growth and effectiveness. Crowley importantly notes the problems with completely neutral approaches to issues of equality, particularly in the context of the movement's call for 50-50 arrangements in child custody and child support. This, of course, ignores the difficulties and burdens that mothers still face in the workforce, especially with continued child care expectations and employment discrimination. As a result, Crowley is rightly skeptical of the policy agenda of the movement for ignoring these continuing realities. Also interesting is the insight that the movement is still a genuine grassroots movement, having avoided the professionalization and elite dominance common to so many contemporary social movements. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *
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New York University Press Families by Law An Adoption Reader
Book SynopsisA history of adoption in the U.S.Trade Review"The essays encompass the main controversies in the field, placing them in their historical and social contexts. The book will be very useful for courses focusing on this issue, and will serve researchers in welfare history, public policy, legal history, family history, and history of childhood." * CHOICE *"A strong argument."The law and Politics Book Review "Cahn and Hollinger have covered diverse topics - from foster care, to attachment, to racial and ethnic identity in transracial adoption, to legal issues in gay and lesbian adoptions." * Adoptive Families *"An outstanding collection, offering in-depth coverage of all the crucial and current issues in adoption law and practice. Families by Law is both a wonderful supplement to a traditional family law course or stand on its own as the perfect text for studying adoption in the United States today. I am thrilled to have this resource now available to those who teach or think about adoption." -- Carol Sanger,Columbia Law School"This source book expresses Cahn and Hollinger's keen understanding of adoption law, combining classic articles, new material, and penetrating commentary on every critical and controversial dimension of adoption. Those fortunate enough to read this book from cover to cover will vastly expand their appreciation for adoption issues." -- Richard P. Barth,Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"A collection that will interest and assist psychologists who work with the wide range of children included in this book. I learned a good deal in my reading of these articles and find it easy to recommend the book to any psychologist whose clinical practice, research, or teaching includes consideration of parent-child relationships, adoption, foster care, child custody, and the significance of family for individual development and social cohesion. . . . Wide-ranging and provocative in its approach to the issue addressed." * The American Psychological Association *
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New York University Press Blaming Mothers
Book SynopsisA gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers.Are mothers truly a danger to their children's health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently delivered a stillborn child. In 2010, a pregnant woman who attempted suicide when the baby's father abandoned her was charged with murder and attempted feticide after the daughter she delivered prematurely died. These are just two of the many cases that portray mothers as the major source of health risk for their children. The American legal system is deeply shaped by unconscious risk perception that distorts core legal principles to punish mothers who fail to protect their children. In Blaming Mothers, Professor Fentiman explores how mothers became legal targets. She explains the psychological processes we use to confront tragic events and the unTrade ReviewBlaming Mothers is gripping and powerful. It is also chilling as Linda Fentiman unmasks societys penchant for shaming and punishing mostly young, poor women. She reveals subtle but profound gender and racial biases that pervade public discourse and drive prosecutors and judges to unfairly punish pregnant women and mothers. I strongly recommend this captivating book. It is beautifully written, weaving together vivid stories of womens lives and impeccable scholarship. Anyone concerned about gender, children, and poverty will have to read Blaming Mothers. -- Lawrence O. Gostin,Founding O’Neill Chair in Global Health Law, Georgetown UniversityIn Blaming Mothers, Linda Fentiman considers why mothers in the U.S. are so often regarded as hazardous to their childrens health. In such areas as breastfeeding, lead poisoning, and childhood diseases like measles, Fentiman explains the psycho-social origins of much mother blaming, contrasting it with the scientific bases of actual health risk. Blaming Mothers connects the dots across policy areas to provide a comprehensive answer to what can be done to improve childrens health when Mom is properly relocated to the sidelines. This is a wonderful book not only for those in medicine, public health, child welfare, education, and law but also for mothers and their families, that is, for everyone. -- Carol Sanger,Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law, Columbia Law SchoolProfessor Linda Fentiman offers a probing analysis of a society and its government that blames mothers for various social ills and conditions that plague American society and that intervene during pregnancy and motherhood.. Professor Fentiman carefully studies this phenomenon and exposes the undercurrents of classism and racism that correspond to it. She explains how the pernicious nature of poverty creates impacts that result in significant health harms, including higher rates of lead poisoning and asthma among low income children of color. Sadly, in those instances too, mothers are blamed--sometimes civilly and criminally, making it risky to be a poor mother in America. -- Michele Bratcher Goodwin ,Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, IrvineAdvanced undergraduate and graduate seminars in sociology, psychology, womens studies, and law will find it informative, stimulating of much discussion, and empowering.Blaming Mothersis...filled with an incredible amount of diverse information in the form of facts and examples, tightly interrelating the fields of law, psychology, and sociology * PsycCritiques *
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New York University Press Papas Baby
Book SynopsisArgues that the courts should take steps to insure that all children have at least two legal parentsTrade ReviewPapa's Baby is well worth reading. * Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences *Everything you ever wanted to know about the legal status of fathers and children.Whether shes discussing old-fashioned fornication or new-fashioned test-tube babies, Lewis never loses sight of the human beings behind the legal cases. -- Dena Davis,author of Genetic Dilemmas: Reproductive Technology, Parental Choices, and Children's FuturesBrowne Lewis provides a fresh new look at the question of paternity. She compares the law of paternity in cases involving children conceived as a result of passion, or ordinary sexual intercourse, to the law of paternity in cases involving children conceived using the science of artificial insemination or IVF. Lewis' book is a must read for anyone interested in sperm donation, new reproductive technologies, and the law regarding paternity. -- Cynthia Lee,George Washington University Law School, and author of Murder and the Reasonable ManTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I. Children of Passion (Papa's Baby) 1. The Cuckolded Man 2. The Fornicating Man II. Children of Science (Papa's Maybe) 3. The Non-Consenting Man 4. The Fertile Man I I I . Redefining the Family 5. Expanding the Definition of Legal Child 6. The Evolving Meaning of Parenthood IV. Rethinking Paternity Adjudication in the Best Interests of the Child 7. Towards a "Best Interests of the Child" Approach to Paternity Adjudication 8. Allocating the Paternity of Husbands, Same-Sex Partners, and Sperm Donors Conclusion Notes Index About the Author
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New York University Press Child Family and State NOMOS XLIV
Book SynopsisThe forty-fourth volume in the esteemed NOMOS series considers the philosophical, political, and legal dilemmas of the changing definition of "family" today.Table of ContentsPART I: ADOPTION, RACE, AND PUBLIC POLICY1. Toward New Understandings of Adoption: Individuals and Relationships in Transracial and Open Adoption 2. Placing the Adoptive Self3. The Child Welfare System's Racial Harm 4. Is Complaint a Moral Argument?5. Comments on Dorothy Roberts's "The Child Welfare System's Racial Harm" 6. Legal Fictions and Family Romances: Contesting Paradigms of Child Placement PART II: EDUCATION AND PARENTAL AUTHORITY7. Parents, Government, and Children: Authority over Education in the Liberal Democratic State 8. Taking Children's Interests Seriously9. The Proper Scope of Parental Authority: Why We Don't Owe Children an "Open Future"PART III: SAME-SEX FAMILIES10. Children's Rights in Gay and Lesbian Families: A Child-Centered Perspective 11. Relationship Rights for a Queer Society: Why Gay Activism Needs to Move Away from the Right to Marry PART IV: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP12. Children of a Lesser State: Sustaining Global Inequality through Citizenship Laws 13. Moral Equality and Birthright Citizenship
£70.30
New York University Press Legally Straight Sexuality Childhood and the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLegally Straight is an important book that contributes new insights and arguments to debates within LGBTQ, feminist, gender and sexuality, and critical legal studies. Through meticulous analysis of US case law, history and social science, Prof. Rollins illuminates some of the mixed blessings for gays and lesbians of being assimilated into the charmed inner circle of legal marriage. Above all, the originality and surprise of this fascinating book lie in the compelling evidence it marshals to show how gay and lesbian marriage won the imprimatur of US courts because of profound shifts in the gendered meanings of childhood. -- Rosalind Petchesky,Distinguished Professor Emerita of Political Science, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNYLegally Straight offers powerful interventions into a dazzlingly broad range of fields--political science, queer studies, straightness studies, feminist studies, childhood studies, and family studies. Rollins carefully traces the evolving judicial deployment of reproduction and childhood, showing us the ways that heteronormativityboth as a structural formations and as a metaphorgives shape to seemingly gender- and sexuality-neutral laws and their interpretations. A well-researched example of the mutually constitutive relationship between law and culture, this book is a must read for anyone interested in the relationship between gender, sexuality, and legal personhood. -- Jane Ward,Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of California RiversideThis book provides excellent interdisciplinary insight on the historical, rhetorical, religious, cultural, social, political, economic, stereotypical, and legal aspects of how American marriage laws gradually expanded from 1971 until 2015 to include same-gender couples without impinging on opposite-gender couples' ability to marry. * Choice *
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New York University Press The Ecology of Childhood
Book Synopsis2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineHow globalization is undermining sustainable social environments for children This book uses the ecological model of child development together with ethnographic and comparative studies of two small villages, in Italy and the United States, as its framework for examining the well-being of children in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Global forces, far from being distant and abstract, are revealed as wreaking havoc in children's environments even in economically advanced countries. Falling birth rates, deteriorating labor conditions, fraying safety nets, rising rates of child poverty, and a surge in racism and populism in Europe and the United States are explored in the petri dish of the village. Globalism's discontentsunrestrained capitalism and technological change, rising inequality, mass migration, and the juggernaut of climate changeare rapidly destabilizing and degrading the social and pTrade ReviewA transformative book . . . The author’s clear prose, gripping stories, and delightful photographs bring complex ideas and rigorous interdisciplinary research to life. Woodhouse is a realist; she recognizes that we may have passed the tipping point. But she concludes what may turn out to be a grim story with concrete strategies, making a powerful and convincing case that ‘universal human rights, far from being distant abstractions, can serve as a blueprint for preserving and protecting the small worlds of children.’ A brilliant, deeply thoughtful, and important book, not just for academics and social scientists, but for anyone who cares about children or the planet. -- Barbara J. Stark, author of Human Rights and ChildrenA rare achievement in the literature both on childhood and on human rights, beautifully crafted [with] an impressive variety of research methods and multi-disciplinary analysis. She makes a totally compelling call for us to recognize the problems of the ’small’ as global problems, inextricably intertwined in space and time. Essential reading not only for the study of childhoods but also for anyone whose decisions affect children—that is, the whole of humankind. -- Jane Williams, Swansea UniversityA rare achievement in the literature both on childhood and on human rights, beautifully crafted [with] an impressive variety of research methods and multi-disciplinary analysis. She makes a totally compelling call for us to recognize the problems of the ’small’ as global problems, inextricably intertwined in space and time. Essential reading not only for the study of childhoods but also for anyone whose decisions affect children—that is, the whole of humankind. -- John Eekelaar, FBA, Emeritus fellow, Pembroke College, OxfordThe Ecology of Childhood invites the reader to join Woodhouse, one of the leading authorities on children’s rights, on a remarkable journey—one in which she demonstrates an exceptional ability to understand children and connect their lived experience to the law and other systems that govern the lives of children and families. An extraordinary interdisciplinary book that articulates a vision for how we can build communities, and ultimately a world, in which all children can thrive. -- Jonathan Todres, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of LawRecommended for All Levels. * CHOICE *
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John Wiley & Sons Palestinian Women and Muslim Family Law in the Mandate Period
Book SynopsisSheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari‘a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson’s archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women’s position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women’s active participation in their legal affairs.Trade ReviewThis book will fascinate scholars and students in the field of Israeli-Palestinian history, gender, and empire. Brownson weaves together a nuanced presentation of the complex formal structures of Muslim family law in Mandate (and post-Mandate) Palestine with the actual experience of the women involved in it. Particularly striking is the degree to which women could bend a strongly patriarchal system to achieve their own needs.
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Syracuse University Press Palestinian Women and Muslim Family Law in the
Book SynopsisSheds light on Palestinian Muslim women's agency in shari‘a courts from the British Mandate period to the present. Brownson’s archival research on wife-initiated maintenance claims, divorce, and child custody cases deepens our understanding of women’s position in the courts, demonstrating Muslim women’s active participation in their legal affairs.Trade ReviewThis book will fascinate scholars and students in the field of Israeli-Palestinian history, gender, and empire. Brownson weaves together a nuanced presentation of the complex formal structures of Muslim family law in Mandate (and post-Mandate) Palestine with the actual experience of the women involved in it. Particularly striking is the degree to which women could bend a strongly patriarchal system to achieve their own needs.
£19.90
The University of Alabama Press The Child before the Court
Book SynopsisAnalyses landmark US Supreme Court cases involving children's free speech and due process rights and argues that our ideas about civic and legal judgment are deeply contested concepts instead of simple character traits.Trade Review“Are children true citizens under the Constitution? Timothy Barouch provides a detailed and subtle analysis drawing on clusters of cases to explore the principal models addressing child citizenship. Because children are ‘in between’ noncitizenship and full citizenship, Barouch deftly uses his analysis to develop important insights into the promise of an ‘inclusive citizenship.’ This book will be a critical resource for theorists of democracy, legal rhetoricians, and constitutional scholars.”- Francis J. Mootz III, author of Rhetorical Knowledge in Legal Practice and Critical Legal Theory;“Children make trouble for the law. Not by virtue of what they do, but by virtue of who they are. Law is challenged to recognize and acknowledge both their humanity and their distinctiveness. The Child before the Court offers an unusual and insightful analysis of those challenges. Its attention both to judicial opinions and public discourse make it a very valuable resource for interdisciplinary exploration. It is theoretically sophisticated, and it uses that sophistication to offer a compelling illumination of the ways law comprehends childhood.”- Austin Sarat, editor of Imagining Legality: Where Law Meets Popular Culture and Knowing the Suffering of Others: Legal Perspectives on Pain and its Meanings;""The Child Before the Court: Citizenship and the Constitution demonstrates how judicial representations of the ‘child’ serve as a representative anecdote for understanding and negotiating the problem of ‘judgment’ in modern and late-modern US liberal-democratic public culture. The analysis of judicial discourse is both careful and deft, and the conclusions regarding the affordances of legal decision making and the crafting of judgment in public culture writ large are compelling. More than just a study of the rhetoric of legal discourse it is a model for how we might engage challenges to the legitimacy of liberal-democracy in contemporary times.”- John Louis Lucaites, coauthor of The Public Image: Photography and Civic Spectatorship
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Beaufort Books The Fake and Deceptive Science Behind Roe V. Wade
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Springer Publishing Company Developmental Psychology for Family Law
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico The Yazzie Case Building a Public Education
Book SynopsisThe story of Wilhelmina Yazzie and her son’s effort to seek adequate education in New Mexico schools revealed an educational system with poor policy implementation, inadequate funding, and piecemeal reform. In this collection of essays, contributors cover the background and significance of the lawsuit and its impact on racial and social politics.Trade ReviewAn unchanged education effectuated by systems and institutions not designed for us will continue to marginalize our Indigenous people and children. The heart of this continuing fight is for justice and equity. It is about the right to exist as we choose. Wilhelmina Yazzie personalizes the heartbreaking story of generations of parents in this struggle. She eloquently speaks of her love of her language and culture and the value of a balanced education, treating both as equally valuable for the health of our children and the future well-being of our people."The Yazzie Case is an extraordinarily and profoundly compelling call to action. It should be read by policymakers and educators at all levels. The book provides a history that should be required reading for us to realize what we are doing to ourselves in a state where 80 percent of our children come from linguistic and culturally different backgrounds. That is what enriches our diversity. We must act to do the right thing for the right reasons at the right time. This is the time!"—Regis Pecos, former governor of Cochiti Pueblo"A critically important collection. . . . The text offers high-quality educational and Indigenous education research, and it proposes recommendations and insights for practitioners in the field. Practitioners, lawyers, educators, parents, undergraduate and graduate students, policymakers, and white, non-Native public school teachers--all those who are invested in the education of our Native children will benefit."—John P. Hopkins, author of Indian Education for All: Decolonizing Indigenous Education in Public Schools"A superb collection of essays analyzing the issues involved in the Martinez/Yazzie lawsuit and what needs to be done to fully implement the judge's decision supporting the plaintiffs."—Jon Allan Reyhner, coauthor of American Indian Education: A HistoryTable of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Wilhelmina Yazzie Introduction. An Examination of the Yazzie Side of the Martinez/Yazzie Lawsuit Wendy S. Greyeyes, Lloyd L. Lee, and Glenabah MartinezPart I. The Case Chapter One. The Legal Significance and Background of the Yazzie/Martinez Lawsuit Preston Sanchez Chapter Two. Post-Summit Report on the Yazzie/Martinez Ruling: Action Report Glenabah Martinez, Terri Flowerday, Lloyd L. Lee, Leola Paquin, Wendy S. Greyeyes, Nathaniel Charley, and Carlotta Penny Bird Chapter Three. Witness Perspective from a Mother and Academic Georgina Badoni Chapter Four. The Significance of the New Mexico Indian Education Act in the Yazzie/Martinez Case Carlotta Penny BirdPart II. The Response Chapter Five. The New Mexico Public Education Department Response: An Analysis of the 2021 Strategic Plan to Resolve the Yazzie/Martinez Case Wendy S. Greyeyes Chapter Six. Navajo Nation's Response to the Yazzie/Martinez Case: Implications for Navajo Nation's Educational Sovereignty Alexandra Bray Kinsella, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Attorney (2018-2021) Chapter Seven. Narratives and Responses to Yazzie/Martinez: Tribal Consultation and Community Engagement Natalie Martinez Chapter Eight. The Department of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico: Role and Responsibilities with the Yazzie v. New Mexico Education Ruling Lloyd L. LeePart III. The Future Chapter Nine. The Yazzie/Martinez Ruling: The Politics of Culturally Relevant Curriculum Glenabah Martinez Chapter Ten. The Complexities of Language Learning for New Mexico's Indigenous Students Christine Sims and Rebecca Blum Martínez Chapter Eleven. Diné Language Teacher Institute and Language Immersion Education Tiffany S. Lee, Vincent Werito, and Melvatha R. Chee Chapter Twelve. Lessons from the Past: Fifty Years after Sinajini v. Board of Education of San Juan School District Cynthia Benally and Donna Deyhle Chapter Thirteen. Promoting Solidarity for Social Justice and Indigenous Educational Sovereignty in the Cuba Independent School District Leola Tsinnajinnie Paquin, Shiv R. Desai, Vincent Werito, Nancy López, and Karen Sanchez-Griego Conclusion. Constructing Critically Conscious Race Policy for Our State: The Case for a Re-racialization and Indigenizing of Our Education Policies Wendy S. Greyeyes and Navajo Nation president Jonathan NezAppendix A. Teaching Recommendations for this Book Appendix B. Martinez/Yazzie v. State of New Mexico Lawsuit Timeline Bibliography Contributors Index
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University of New Mexico Press The Yazzie Case Building a Public Education
Book SynopsisThe story of Wilhelmina Yazzie and her son’s effort to seek adequate education in New Mexico schools revealed an educational system with poor policy implementation, inadequate funding, and piecemeal reform. In this collection of essays, contributors cover the background and significance of the lawsuit and its impact on racial and social politics.Trade ReviewAn unchanged education effectuated by systems and institutions not designed for us will continue to marginalize our Indigenous people and children. The heart of this continuing fight is for justice and equity. It is about the right to exist as we choose. Wilhelmina Yazzie personalizes the heartbreaking story of generations of parents in this struggle. She eloquently speaks of her love of her language and culture and the value of a balanced education, treating both as equally valuable for the health of our children and the future well-being of our people."The Yazzie Case is an extraordinarily and profoundly compelling call to action. It should be read by policymakers and educators at all levels. The book provides a history that should be required reading for us to realize what we are doing to ourselves in a state where 80 percent of our children come from linguistic and culturally different backgrounds. That is what enriches our diversity. We must act to do the right thing for the right reasons at the right time. This is the time!"—Regis Pecos, former governor of Cochiti Pueblo"A critically important collection. . . . The text offers high-quality educational and Indigenous education research, and it proposes recommendations and insights for practitioners in the field. Practitioners, lawyers, educators, parents, undergraduate and graduate students, policymakers, and white, non-Native public school teachers--all those who are invested in the education of our Native children will benefit."—John P. Hopkins, author of Indian Education for All: Decolonizing Indigenous Education in Public Schools "A superb collection of essays analyzing the issues involved in the Martinez/Yazzie lawsuit and what needs to be done to fully implement the judge's decision supporting the plaintiffs."—Jon Allan Reyhner, coauthor of American Indian Education: A HistoryTable of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Wilhelmina Yazzie Introduction. An Examination of the Yazzie Side of the Martinez/Yazzie Lawsuit Wendy S. Greyeyes, Lloyd L. Lee, and Glenabah MartinezPart I. The Case Chapter One. The Legal Significance and Background of the Yazzie/Martinez Lawsuit Preston Sanchez Chapter Two. Post-Summit Report on the Yazzie/Martinez Ruling: Action Report Glenabah Martinez, Terri Flowerday, Lloyd L. Lee, Leola Paquin, Wendy S. Greyeyes, Nathaniel Charley, and Carlotta Penny Bird Chapter Three. Witness Perspective from a Mother and Academic Georgina Badoni Chapter Four. The Significance of the New Mexico Indian Education Act in the Yazzie/Martinez Case Carlotta Penny BirdPart II. The Response Chapter Five. The New Mexico Public Education Department Response: An Analysis of the 2021 Strategic Plan to Resolve the Yazzie/Martinez Case Wendy S. Greyeyes Chapter Six. Navajo Nation's Response to the Yazzie/Martinez Case: Implications for Navajo Nation's Educational Sovereignty Alexandra Bray Kinsella, Navajo Nation Department of Justice Attorney (2018-2021) Chapter Seven. Narratives and Responses to Yazzie/Martinez: Tribal Consultation and Community Engagement Natalie Martinez Chapter Eight. The Department of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico: Role and Responsibilities with the Yazzie v. New Mexico Education Ruling Lloyd L. LeePart III. The Future Chapter Nine. The Yazzie/Martinez Ruling: The Politics of Culturally Relevant Curriculum Glenabah Martinez Chapter Ten. The Complexities of Language Learning for New Mexico's Indigenous Students Christine Sims and Rebecca Blum Martínez Chapter Eleven. Diné Language Teacher Institute and Language Immersion Education Tiffany S. Lee, Vincent Werito, and Melvatha R. Chee Chapter Twelve. Lessons from the Past: Fifty Years after Sinajini v. Board of Education of San Juan School District Cynthia Benally and Donna Deyhle Chapter Thirteen. Promoting Solidarity for Social Justice and Indigenous Educational Sovereignty in the Cuba Independent School District Leola Tsinnajinnie Paquin, Shiv R. Desai, Vincent Werito, Nancy López, and Karen Sanchez-Griego Conclusion. Constructing Critically Conscious Race Policy for Our State: The Case for a Re-racialization and Indigenizing of Our Education Policies Wendy S. Greyeyes and Navajo Nation president Jonathan NezAppendix A. Teaching Recommendations for this Book Appendix B. Martinez/Yazzie v. State of New Mexico Lawsuit Timeline Bibliography Contributors Index
£26.96
Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing Adoption Law A Practical Guide
Book SynopsisAdoption Law: A Practical Guide seeks to provide a comprehensive guide to the law, practice and procedure for professionals as well as those who are concerned with or involved in the adoption process.Trade Review'A thorough, well-sign-posted yet concise digest that should be on the shelves of any adoption professional … will become indispensable to professionals in the field.' British Journal of Social Work (Kate Cowell, Panel Adviser Contract England)Table of ContentsTable of Cases Table of Statutes Table of Statutory Instruments Table of European and International Material List of Abbreviations 1. INTRODUCTION 2 WHO MAY ADOPT? People who may adopt A couple Age Domicile/habitual residence Adoption by a step-parent Sole applicant Adoption by relatives Restrictions on making adoption order 3 THE CHILD Statutory requirements Age Presence in England and Wales Home with the prospective adopter(s) Opportunities to see the child and the prospective adopter(s) at home 4 PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION AND PLACEMENT ORDERS Introduction By whom and when may a child be placed for adoption? Child under six weeks old Consent Prohibition on removal from placement Restrictions on removal in pending proceedings Breach of restrictions on removal – recovery orders Procedure for application for a recovery order Placement under a placement order Material that must be considered by agency decision maker Criteria that must be applied Placement order application procedure Starting proceedings – placement order Duration Consequences of a placement order Revocation of a placement order Revocation of placement order procedure Variation of a placement order Power to grant injunction Application for a child’s name to be changed Removal of a child from the United Kingdom 5 CONDITIONS FOR MAKING AN ADOPTION ORDER Introduction First condition – parental consent The second condition – placements and placement orders The third condition – Scottish and Northern Irish permanence/ freeing order Other requirements 6 DISPENSING WITH PARENTAL CONSENT Grounds for dispensing with consent Parent or guardian cannot be found Lacks capacity to give consent within the meaning of the MCA 2005 The child’s welfare Procedure for dispensing with consent 7 CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED – WELFARE MUST BE THE PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION Introduction Criteria to be applied to welfare consideration The child’s wishes and feelings The child’s particular needs The likely effect on the child throughout his life Age, sex, background and any relevant characteristics Harm the child has suffered or is at risk of suffering The child’s relationship with relatives and others Religious, racial, cultural and linguistic issues Delay The no order principle Range of powers 8 POST-PLACEMENT AND POST-ADOPTION CONTACT Introduction Contact post-placement order Variation or revocation of contact order under ACA 2002, s 26 Adoption agency’s power to disallow contact Procedure for making an application for contact under ACA 2002, s 26 Procedure for variation or revocation of contact order under ACA 2002, s 26 Post-adoption contact Post-adoption contact where the child is not placed by an adoption agency Variation and revocation of contact order 9 ADOPTION ORDER APPLICATION – PROCEDURE Introduction Starting proceedings Service of copies of orders Custody of documents Disclosing information to an adopted adult Communication of information relating to proceedings 10 AMENDMENT, REVOCATION AND SETTING ASIDE OF AN ADOPTION ORDER Amendments Revocation Setting aside an adoption order Cancellation 11 CONSEQUENCES OF ADOPTION Introduction Meaning of Adoption under ACA 2002, Ch 4 Parental rights and duties Status conferred by adoption Adoptive relatives Prohibited degree of relationship Nationality and immigration Change of name State benefits Insurance Pension Rules of interpretation Property devolving with peerage Trustees and personal representatives Testamentary rights 12 ADOPTIONS WITH A FOREIGN ELEMENT Introduction The UNCRC The Hague Convention Domestic law Types of adoptions with a foreign element 13 CONVENTION ADOPTIONS Introduction Child entering England and Wales where the United Kingdom is a receiving state Modification of status of adopted child for Hague Convention adoptions Registration of Convention adoption Application for Convention adoption order Refusal withdrawal or annulment of Convention adoption Requirements where the United Kingdom is the state of origin Parental responsibility order under ACA 2002, s 84 14 OVERSEAS ADOPTIONS Introduction Entry to the United Kingdom Annulment of an overseas adoption Taking children out of the United Kingdom for adoption Procedure Appendix – List of the 87 designated overseas countries 15 INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS – OTHER THAN CONVENTION ADOPTIONS/‘OVERSEAS ADOPTIONS’ Introduction Restrictions on bringing children into the United Kingdom Requirements for bringing children into the United Kingdom Procedure following arrival in the United Kingdom Consequences of placement 16 ADOPTION AGENCIES Introduction The adoption panel Deciding whether a child should be placed for adoption The adoption panel’s decision Adoption agency’s decision Summary of process for deciding whether a child is to be placed for adoption Assessing and approving prospective adopter(s) Function of the adoption panel Independent review of qualifying determination Review of approval Termination of approval Matching and approval of placements The adoption agency’s decision Placement and reviews Independent reviewing officer Contact The Adoption and Children Act Register 17 INTERMEDIARY SERVICES FOR PERSONS ADOPTED BEFORE 30 DECEMBER 2005 Introduction Who can provide intermediary services? Services to be provided Procedure on receipt of the application Counselling Sources of information Discretion whether or not to proceed Disclosure Fees Offence 18 ADOPTION SUPPORT SERVICES AND AGENCIES Introduction Statutory obligations on maintenance of support services Meaning of adoption support services Persons to whom adoption support services are provided Duty to provide information Adoption support service advisor Services for persons outside the area Financial support Request for assessment The plan Reviews Recovery of expenses between local authorities Fees Adoption support agencies Statement of purpose and children’s guide Arrangements for the protection of children Records Complaints Staff Finances and accounts Notices to the registration authority Notification of conviction Notices to the relevant authority Fees 19 THE REGISTERS Introduction The Adopted Children Register The registration of adoption orders The registration of Convention and overseas adoptions The Adoption Contact Register 20 THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Introduction Information to be kept by adoption agencies Permitted general disclosure Disclosure to an adopted adult Disclosure of protected information about adults Disclosure of protected information about children Counselling Confidential information
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Wildy and Sons Limited Adoption Law A Practical Guide
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Clarity Press Child Rights Remedies
£44.96
Edward Elgar Publishing Childrens Rights
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NOLO Building a Parenting Agreement That Works
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£20.89
Temple University Press,U.S. Taking Juvenile Justice Seriously
Book SynopsisThe juvenile justice system navigates a high degree of variation in youthful offenders. While professionals with insights about reform and adolescent development consider the risks, the needs, and the patterns of delinquency of youth, too little attention is paid to the responses and practicalities of a system that is both complex and limited in its resources.In his essential book, Taking Juvenile Justice Seriously, Christopher Sullivan systematically analyzes key facets of justice-involved youth populations and parses cases to better understand core developmental influences that affect delinquency. He takes a comprehensive look at aspects of the life-course affected by juvenile justice as well as at the juvenile justice system's operations and its multifaceted mission of delivering both treatment and sanctions to a varied population of youths. Taking Juvenile Justice Seriously first provides an overview of the youth who encounter the system, then describes its present operations and
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Temple University Press,U.S. Taking Juvenile Justice Seriously
Book SynopsisThe juvenile justice system navigates a high degree of variation in youthful offenders. While professionals with insights about reform and adolescent development consider the risks, the needs, and the patterns of delinquency of youth, too little attention is paid to the responses and practicalities of a system that is both complex and limited in its resources.In his essential book, Taking Juvenile Justice Seriously, Christopher Sullivan systematically analyzes key facets of justice-involved youth populations and parses cases to better understand core developmental influences that affect delinquency. He takes a comprehensive look at aspects of the life-course affected by juvenile justice as well as at the juvenile justice system's operations and its multifaceted mission of delivering both treatment and sanctions to a varied population of youths. Taking Juvenile Justice Seriously first provides an overview of the youth who encounter the system, then describes its present operations and
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Rowman & Littlefield Bonded to the Abuser
Book SynopsisTens of thousands of children are removed from home each year due to some form of child maltreatment, usually physical neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse, although sometimes for emotional abuse as well. An additional significant number of children are victims of child maltreatment but remain in their home. Extensive research reveals the far reaching and long lasting negative impact of maltreatment on child victims, including on their physical, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. One particularly troubling and complicated aspect is how the child victim forms (and maintains) a traumatic bond with his abuser, even becoming protective and defensive of that person despite the pain and suffering they have caused. This book will provide the reader with the essential experience of understanding how children make meaning of being maltreated by a parent, and how these traumatic bonds form and last. Through an examination of published memoirs of abuse, the authors analyze and revTrade ReviewBaker and Schneiderman are both leaders in research on child abuse and parental alienation. Here they examine published memoirs and stories of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children, identifying themes from the literature and illustrative narratives. Though the authors do not elaborate on the themes or on how children make sense of maltreatment by parents, the writings Baker and Schneiderman examine reveal children's fear and dread, yearning for approval, and coping strategies as they try to please parents—enabling readers to travel with children through trauma, deprivation, and the quest for parental approval. The book reveals children's need for parental approval and recognition even when parents are not present, do not approve of their children, or do not see children as separate beings. Mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, substance abuse, personality disorder) often figures in, preventing parents from appreciating children’s needs. The authors point out that despite pain, suffering, and/or deprivation, children often yearn for parental love, approval, and recognition; without therapeutic intervention, that yearning can continue into adulthood. This book will be helpful for understanding child abuse and children's bonds with abusers. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *Before I became a therapist, I had a very hard time seeing how one could forgive the abuser of an innocent child. I found it almost excruciating to try to understand the mindset of the person who had harmed an innocent kid, often their own. But once I became a therapist, I recognized that a host of problems in the abuser’s life and upbringing often contribute to their violent behavior. Mental illness, their own experience of prior abuse, their own early childhood trauma, and substance issues can be factors. Sometimes, though, we cannot quite identify what the behavior stems from. But as Amy Baker and Mel Schneiderman write in Bonded to the Abuser: How Victims Make Sense of Childhood Abuse, no matter what the cause of the maltreatment, there are children who suffer through unthinkable experiences yet still feel connected to their abuser. . . . When it comes to this difficult but extremely relevant topic, Baker and Schneiderman give us an excellent resource As a therapist, I found their book not only interesting but also necessarily jolting. It can be easy to forget, or to not understand, what happens to the millions of children who are hurt by a disturbed parent. One way to ensure that we contribute to the eradication of child abuse is by educating ourselves and awakening our senses to this very heartbreaking reality. * Psych Central *Bonded to the Abuser is a wise and helpful approach to a painful subject. It gives voice to an often neglected and under-served population. It will be an extremely helpful resource for professionals and for those who are living with the legacy of abuse. -- Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., author of When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Get AlongAmy J. L. Baker and Mel Schneiderman have synthesized a mountain of qualitative data from the first-hand accounts of individuals who experienced abuse and neglect as children. They reviewed 45 books, which relate in painstaking and heartbreaking detail how the writers lived through and managed to survive physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect. The primary theme of the book is the remarkable and counterintuitive observation that abused children remain attached to their abusive parents, whom they might perceive as charming and charismatic. Children who are physically or emotionally neglected remain loyal to their parents, who rarely acknowledged the children's presense or personhood. Readers of Bonded to the Abuser will learn various mechanisms by which maltreated children fear, love, hate, and long for their moms and dads. -- William Bernet, M.D., professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TennesseeBonded to the Abuser is compelling for both lay people and for professionals who deal with child maltreatment on a daily basis. By presenting the voices of adults abused as children as they narrate, in their memoirs, their early life experiences, and then identifying the themes that arise by form(s) of abuse, Baker and Schneiderman capture the essence of the human experience. This includes our extreme vulnerability as children, our complete dependence on our parents for care and provisioning, the enormous responsibility of that care, the tragedy that occurs when parents refuse to accept responsibility/are not up to the task, the lasting consequences of abuse and neglect for individuals, the role of forgiveness, and the importance of other caring adults and institutions (particularly schools) in partially compensating for parental deficits. I cannot think of another book that illuminates the experience of maltreatment more clearly than Bonded to the Abuser. -- Marla R. Brassard, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityBonded to the Abuser is a compelling read. Baker and Schneiderman have captured the power of individual experiences and have knit them together in a way that reveals patterns and contextualizes them in current psychological theory and research. This is a great resource on maltreatment for anyone seeking to understand what it is like to be a victimized child. -- Amy M. Smith Slep, Ph.D., Professor, Family Translational Research Group, New York UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: Stories of Physical Abuse 2: Making Meaning of Physical Abuse 3: Stories of Sexual Abuse 4: Making Meaning of Sexual Abuse 5: Stories of Emotional Abuse 6: Making Meaning of Emotional Abuse 7: Stories of Emotional Neglect 8: Making Meaning of Emotional Neglect 9: Stories of Physical Neglect 10: Making Meaning of Physical Neglect 11: Moving Forward Bibliography
£37.05
Rowman & Littlefield Childrens Rights
Book SynopsisThis accessible and authoritative book provides the first systematic overview of the global children's rights movement. It introduces both beginners and experts to child and youth rights in all their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, the book examines key controversies about globalization, cultural relativism, social justice, power, economics, politics, freedom, ageism, and more. Combining vivid examples with cutting-edge scholarship, Children's Rights: Today's Global Challenge lifts up the rights of the youngest third of humanity as the major human rights challenge of the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewJohn Wall is right when stating that this is the century of children’s rights. His book guides us through the many challenges we need to take up to ensure that human rights can be understood and practiced in creative new ways that are fully inclusive of children. This is a must read for academics, students, and professionals as it inspires and motivates by bringing together theoretical, historical, and practical debates. -- Bruno Vanobbergen, University of Ghent, Children’s Rights Commissioner for the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC)John Wall builds on his work on morality and ethics to refresh our views on children’s rights. He moves the reader away from a minority world perspective to explore the ways children’s rights are interpreted and reinterpreted in specific contexts across the world. His blend of history, philosophy, and sociology presents an up-to-date analysis of ongoing debates around cultural relativism, education, child labor, and exploitation. He presents a new argument on aspirations to children’s voting rights. This is a useful book for anyone who is interested in the plight of children globally. -- Tom Cockburn, Edge Hill UniversityChildren’s Rights is a remarkable achievement. It is unique in presenting contrasting perspectives on the various issues related to children’s rights. While on one hand discussing the place of children in human rights theories, it also gives a number of very concrete and heart-wrenching stories. While providing a narrative with a broad historical and geographical scope, the book sets out the most important contemporary problems children face in societies around the world with examples from education, slavery, and the right to vote. And most striking, while addressing a litany of problems and challenges facing children even now, Wall strikes an optimistic tone throughout the book, including in the last chapter when looking forward to a better future for children. This book is indispensable to anybody who wants a better understanding of children’s rights in all its facets. -- Joseph Rikhof, University of OttawaEthicist and philosopher John Wall tackles some of the most intriguing and important questions posed by the concept of rights for children. In addition to articulating a persuasive and coherent theory of children's rights that builds on the experiences of prior emerging rights movements, Wall explores how children's rights play out in specific contexts from the right to vote to the right to be free from exploitive labor. Free of jargon and a pleasure to read, this is a book for every reader who cares about the future of human rights. -- Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, LQC Lamar Professor of Law, Emory University; director, Child Rights ProjectTable of Contents1. Why Children’s Rights 2. Theoretical Controversies 3. Historical Ambiguities 4. Education in an Age of Globalization 5. The New Child Slavery 6. The Right to Vote 7. Today’s Global Challenge
£75.60
Rowman & Littlefield Childrens Rights
Book SynopsisThis accessible and authoritative book provides the first systematic overview of the global children's rights movement. It introduces both beginners and experts to child and youth rights in all their theoretical, historical, cultural, political, and practical complexity. In the process, the book examines key controversies about globalization, cultural relativism, social justice, power, economics, politics, freedom, ageism, and more. Combining vivid examples with cutting-edge scholarship, Children's Rights: Today's Global Challenge lifts up the rights of the youngest third of humanity as the major human rights challenge of the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewJohn Wall is right when stating that this is the century of children’s rights. His book guides us through the many challenges we need to take up to ensure that human rights can be understood and practiced in creative new ways that are fully inclusive of children. This is a must read for academics, students, and professionals as it inspires and motivates by bringing together theoretical, historical, and practical debates. -- Bruno Vanobbergen, University of Ghent, Children’s Rights Commissioner for the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC)John Wall builds on his work on morality and ethics to refresh our views on children’s rights. He moves the reader away from a minority world perspective to explore the ways children’s rights are interpreted and reinterpreted in specific contexts across the world. His blend of history, philosophy, and sociology presents an up-to-date analysis of ongoing debates around cultural relativism, education, child labor, and exploitation. He presents a new argument on aspirations to children’s voting rights. This is a useful book for anyone who is interested in the plight of children globally. -- Tom Cockburn, Edge Hill UniversityChildren’s Rights is a remarkable achievement. It is unique in presenting contrasting perspectives on the various issues related to children’s rights. While on one hand discussing the place of children in human rights theories, it also gives a number of very concrete and heart-wrenching stories. While providing a narrative with a broad historical and geographical scope, the book sets out the most important contemporary problems children face in societies around the world with examples from education, slavery, and the right to vote. And most striking, while addressing a litany of problems and challenges facing children even now, Wall strikes an optimistic tone throughout the book, including in the last chapter when looking forward to a better future for children. This book is indispensable to anybody who wants a better understanding of children’s rights in all its facets. -- Joseph Rikhof, University of OttawaEthicist and philosopher John Wall tackles some of the most intriguing and important questions posed by the concept of rights for children. In addition to articulating a persuasive and coherent theory of children's rights that builds on the experiences of prior emerging rights movements, Wall explores how children's rights play out in specific contexts from the right to vote to the right to be free from exploitive labor. Free of jargon and a pleasure to read, this is a book for every reader who cares about the future of human rights. -- Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, LQC Lamar Professor of Law, Emory University; director, Child Rights ProjectTable of Contents1. Why Children’s Rights 2. Theoretical Controversies 3. Historical Ambiguities 4. Education in an Age of Globalization 5. The New Child Slavery 6. The Right to Vote 7. Today’s Global Challenge
£27.00
Bristol University Press Supporting Children when Parents Separate
Book SynopsisA fresh approach to supporting children who experience parental separation and divorce. Murch argues for preventative intervention which responds to children's worries when they first present them, without waiting until things have gone badly wrong.Trade Review“A useful text, giving the reader the opportunity to reflect on practice and developments in this area and how they may be able to influence further change.” Seen and Heard“This book contains the wisdom of a professional lifetime spent integrating mental health and judicial concerns from a leading architect of the family justice system.” Christopher Clulow, PhD. Senior Fellow, the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology“Distilling a lifetime’s work and reflection, this is an essential read for anyone concerned about the needs of children on family breakdown.” Gillian Douglas, Executive Dean, King’s College London“At a time when the mental health of our young people is of national concern… This is an essential text that should inform policy and practice both in family law and education.” James Wetz, Author of 'Urban Village Schools'Table of ContentsPart I: Illuminating the field of policy Some key background data Setting out the stall Numbers, scale and trends Summarised research reviews upon which to promote social and emotional wellbeing in children of separated parents Hearing the voice of the child: messages from research that expose gaps between theory, principle and reality Part II: Primary prevention Children dealing with the crisis of parental separation: towards new supportive practice and policy Children in crisis speak out The crisis model of preventive mental health and its potential application for support services for children coping with parental separation The pros and cons of the preventive mental health approach Providing short-term primary preventative crisis intervention for children in schools Part III: Secondary prevention Family justice policy under the Coalition government (2010–15): how will a new regime meet the needs of children with separating and divorcing parents? The repeal of S41 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and related reforms: is the state turning a blind eye to the needs of children in divorce proceedings? Demolition and reconstruction in the family justice regime: what can be salvaged for children whose parents separate and divorce? Changing the culture of family justice: barriers to be overcome Part IV: Embedding the crisis intervention approach The future policy and practice challenge Barriers obstructing a preventive mental health approach Policy and practice proposals to support children and young people coping with interparental conflict and separation Scanning the horizon
£73.09
Bristol University Press Supporting Children when Parents Separate
Book SynopsisA fresh approach to supporting children who experience parental separation and divorce. Murch argues for preventative intervention which responds to children's worries when they first present them, without waiting until things have gone badly wrong.Trade Review"This book contains the wisdom of a professional lifetime spent integrating mental health and judicial concerns from a leading architect of the family justice system." Christopher Clulow, PhD. Senior Fellow, the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology "Distilling a lifetime's work and reflection, this is an essential read for anyone concerned about the needs of children on family breakdown." Gillian Douglas, Executive Dean, King's College London "At a time when the mental health of our young people is of national concern... This is an essential text that should inform policy and practice both in family law and education." James Wetz, Author of 'Urban Village Schools'Table of ContentsPart I: Illuminating the field of policy Some key background data Setting out the stall Numbers, scale and trends Summarised research reviews upon which to promote social and emotional wellbeing in children of separated parents Hearing the voice of the child: messages from research that expose gaps between theory, principle and reality Part II: Primary prevention Children dealing with the crisis of parental separation: towards new supportive practice and policy Children in crisis speak out The crisis model of preventive mental health and its potential application for support services for children coping with parental separation The pros and cons of the preventive mental health approach Providing short-term primary preventative crisis intervention for children in schools Part III: Secondary prevention Family justice policy under the Coalition government (2010–15): how will a new regime meet the needs of children with separating and divorcing parents? The repeal of S41 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and related reforms: is the state turning a blind eye to the needs of children in divorce proceedings? Demolition and reconstruction in the family justice regime: what can be salvaged for children whose parents separate and divorce? Changing the culture of family justice: barriers to be overcome Part IV: Embedding the crisis intervention approach The future policy and practice challenge Barriers obstructing a preventive mental health approach Policy and practice proposals to support children and young people coping with interparental conflict and separation Scanning the horizon
£26.99
New York University Press The Right to Be Parents
Book SynopsisChronicles the stories of LGBT parents who, in seeking to gain legal recognition of and protection for their relationships with their children, have fundamentally changed how American law defines and regulates parenthood.Trade Review"Ball provides a solid reference for both those arguing in favor of LGBTQ parental rights and those seeking to understand the legal arguments advanced by those advocating for them." -- Reba Kennedy * Library Journal *"The cases discussed in the book are not only of interest to gay-rights advocates. As Ball says so powerfully, 'Legal disputes involving LGBT parents make obvious the limitations that inhere in using criteria such as biology, marital status, sexual orientation and gender inequality as indicators of competent parenthood.' Each case presented is a vivid example of what happens when traditional legal rules are applied to technological and social realities that would have been unimaginable just a short time ago. As such, the personal stories and the resulting legal doctrines in the realm of same-sex parenthood are important to everyone who thinks aboutor cares aboutthe legal treatment of the children in our increasingly diverse communities." -- Frederick Hertz * California Lawyer *"This book sheds light on the dark underbelly of hidden American history. I imagine that this book would be an amazing read for LGBT families. As a straight American, I learned a lot and have a whole new appreciation for the struggle of gay rights." -- Jennifer Melville * City Book Review *"Unique and essential, Professor Balls book recounts compelling tales of lesbian and gay parents fighting in the courts for rights that most Americans take for granted. The narratives make little-known histories available even to readers with no legal training, and they also provide clear explanations of legal issues that have been at stake. A wonderful contribution, this volume should be of special interest to lesbian and gay parents and their children as well as to all those who care about them." -- Charlotte J. Patterson,University of Virginia"If the adage is true that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, then Carlos Balls book will be a tremendous antidote to a hard and painful history. Uninformed and bigoted assumptions about sexual orientation had devastating consequences for many families. No one who reads this important work will fail to appreciate that the gains we have made in greater protection and security for our families came at a very high price for those parents and children who paved the way." -- Kate Kendell, Esq.,Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights" -- Judith Stacey,author of Unhitched: Love, Marriage and Family Values from West Hollywood to Western China"The book . . . can be used in the classroom in gender studies, women's studies, men and masculinity studies, and the study of law and sociology. . . . Surprisingly easy to read, and it is a very interesting read." * Metapsychology *"Ball skillfully brings together the stories of gay and lesbian families spanning the country and the decades.The Right to Be Parents is a poignant look at the way the law has and continues to devalue and destroy the relationships between LGBT parents and their children." * Harvard Journal of Law and Gender *"Ball's The Right to be Parents is the first book to examine how . . . LGBT parents have turned to the courts for protection of their relationships with their children . . . a clearly written, sympathetic, scholarly account of these developments. Recommended [for] all readership levels." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I . What Makes a Good Parent? 1 Mothers on Trial 2 Fathers Come out of the Closet Part I I . Who Is a Parent? 3 Breaking up Is Hard to Do 4 Donate Here, Parent There 5 When the State Discriminates Part I I I . Can Transsexuals Be Parents? 6 Gender Does Not Make a Parent Conclusion Notes Index About the Author
£22.79
New York University Press Giving Up Baby
Book SynopsisBaby safe haven laws, which allow a parent to relinquish a newborn baby legally and anonymously at a specified institutional locationsuch as a hospital or fire stationwere established in every state between 1999 and 2009. Promoted during a time of heated public debate over policies on abortion, sex education, teen pregnancy, adoption, welfare, immigrant reproduction, and child abuse, safe haven laws were passed by the majority of states with little contest. These laws were thought to offer a solution to the consequences of unwanted pregnancies: mothers would no longer be burdened with children they could not care for, and newborn babies would no longer be abandoned in dumpsters. Yet while these laws are well meaning, they ignore the real problem: some women lack key social and economic supports that mothers need to raise children. Safe haven laws do little to help disadvantaged women. Instead,advocates of safe haven laws target teenagers, women of color, and poor women with safe haveTrade Review"A thoughtful and much-needed reproductive justice analysis of 'safe haven' laws and how they are usedand misusedin whose interests, and at whose cost." -- Barbara Katz Rothman,City University of New York"Oaks shows us once again what a sharp feminist eye can reveal when trained on a decent-sounding but ill-considered social policy. Systematically and persuasively, she demonstrates how baby safe haven laws reinforce conservative anti-abortion and pro-adoption policies in our fetal-obsessed society. Her lucid, riveting account keeps the reproductive justice framework vividly at the center of analysis, illuminating how the laws unwittingly reinforce harmful stereotypes about who makes a good (or bad) mother. Boldly, bravely, and with a keen eye for detail, Oaks keeps us focused on the reforms we need to make to allow all parents to raise children with dignity and equality. She offers a real role model of feminist scholarship." -- Lynn Morgan,author of Icons of Life: A Cultural History of Human Embryos"Giving Up Babyserves as a firm foundation for future inquiry into the politics, both formal and informal, of safe haven laws through the lens of reproductive justice. Oaks skillful consolidation of research into streamlined and easy-to-understand chapters effectively illustrates the complex and intertwined nature of politics, culture, race, class, and gender in these laws." * Feminist Collections *"The author skillfully portrays the contradictions and hypocrisies of the SHL movement. She documents supporters often-vehement opposition to abortion and sex education, their hostility to formal adoption, and their refusal to acknowledge the institutional and socioeconomic reasons why millions of US families live in poverty." * Choice *"Oaks analysis intersects with the larger story of adoption in the UnitedStatesparticularly its commodification, even as infants are understood as & priceless. She shows evocatively that the supply-and-demand exigencies of adoption dovetail withimaginaries of good and bad mothers, as they do with constructions of maternal love." * American Anthropologist *"[Oaks] demonstrates quite clearly and powerfully that American safe haven policies represent a tangle of cultural, political, legal, and religious ideas and forces about class, age, gender, motherhood, and race." * Anthropology Review Quarterly *"[Oaks] Provides a feminist analysis of the social politics of legal infant abandonment in advocacy and media discourses surrounding safe haven laws." * Journal of Economic Literature *"Oaks skillfully navigates the complex web of issues, from class politics to notions of maternal love, that intersect with safe haven laws." * Pacific Standard *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Safe Haven Laws Are Not Only about 1 Saving Babies 1. The Work of Saving Babies' Lives and Souls 47 2. Girls at Risk of Dumping Their Newborns 75 3. Relinquishing Motherhood: How and Why Safe Haven 117 Surrenders Happen 4. The Unsurpassed Adoption Value of Safe Haven Babies 165 Conclusion: Safe Haven Laws and Advancing 203 Reproductive Justice Notes 223 References 233 Index 265 About the Author 275
£23.74
New York University Press Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice
Book SynopsisThisis a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform thejuvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash inmaking dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceprovides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestionsfor reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adultswhen they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factorsshould be considered in how youth are punished?What role should the police have in schools?This essential volume, edited by two of the leadingscholars on juvenile justice, and with contributors who are among the keyexperts on each issue, the volume focuses on the most pressing issues of theday: the impact of neuroscience on our understanding of brain development andsubsequent sentencing, the relTrade ReviewAfter two decades of & get-tough policies that repudiated the original idea that & children are different, Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides an important and timely antidote. The essays examine both how politicians forgot juvenile courts founding principles and explore policy directions for the future. This outstanding collection by leading scholars examines important, but seldom addressed issues and concludes with a course of action for sensible policy reforms. -- Barry Feld,author of Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation RoomThis is an extraordinary volume. The contributors do more than remind us of the importance of the juvenile court to jurisprudence in America and elsewhere in the world. They give us nuanced directions on how to re-establish a juvenile justice system that is effective, fair, rational and developmentally appropriate. -- Robert G. Schwartz,Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center, and co-editor of Youth on TrialZimring and TanenhausChoosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceis a significant contribution to the study of adolescents. It provides a wealth of data and sharpens the argument for the immediate need to enact progressive reforms in the juvenile justice system. * J Youth Adolescence *Categorized as a volume addressing criminology and law, this book has value beyond so narrow a scope. Indeed, it should be required reading for school administrators and board members, teachers-in-training, and youth advocates of all stripes, that these professionals might reconsider the implications of such practices as policing schools with school resource officers and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. * Voya Voice of Youth Advocates *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausPart I. The Legacy of the 1990s 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s Franklin E. ZimringPart II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality James B. Jacobs 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures Franklin E. ZimringPart III. Making Change Happen 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausAbout the Contributors Index
£59.50
New York University Press Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice
Book SynopsisThisis a hopeful but complicated era for those with ambitions to reform thejuvenile courts and youth-serving public institutions in the United States. As advocates plea for major reforms, many fear the public backlash inmaking dramatic changes. Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceprovides a look at the recent trends in juvenile justice as well as suggestionsfor reforms and policy changes in the future. Should youth be treated as adultswhen they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factorsshould be considered in how youth are punished?What role should the police have in schools?This essential volume, edited by two of the leadingscholars on juvenile justice, and with contributors who are among the keyexperts on each issue, the volume focuses on the most pressing issues of theday: the impact of neuroscience on our understanding of brain development andsubsequent sentencing, the relTrade ReviewAfter two decades of & get-tough policies that repudiated the original idea that & children are different, Choosing the Future for American Juvenile Justice provides an important and timely antidote. The essays examine both how politicians forgot juvenile courts founding principles and explore policy directions for the future. This outstanding collection by leading scholars examines important, but seldom addressed issues and concludes with a course of action for sensible policy reforms. -- Barry Feld,author of Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation RoomThis is an extraordinary volume. The contributors do more than remind us of the importance of the juvenile court to jurisprudence in America and elsewhere in the world. They give us nuanced directions on how to re-establish a juvenile justice system that is effective, fair, rational and developmentally appropriate. -- Robert G. Schwartz,Executive Director, Juvenile Law Center, and co-editor of Youth on TrialZimring and TanenhausChoosing the Future for American Juvenile Justiceis a significant contribution to the study of adolescents. It provides a wealth of data and sharpens the argument for the immediate need to enact progressive reforms in the juvenile justice system. * J Youth Adolescence *Categorized as a volume addressing criminology and law, this book has value beyond so narrow a scope. Indeed, it should be required reading for school administrators and board members, teachers-in-training, and youth advocates of all stripes, that these professionals might reconsider the implications of such practices as policing schools with school resource officers and feeding the school-to-prison pipeline. * Voya Voice of Youth Advocates *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausPart I. The Legacy of the 1990s 1. American Youth Violence: A Cautionary Tale Franklin E. Zimring 2. The Power Politics of Juvenile Court Transfer in the 1990s Franklin E. ZimringPart II. New Borderlands for Juvenile Justice 3. Juvenile Sexual Offenders Michael F. Caldwell 4. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Rhetoric and Reality Aaron Kupchik 5. Education behind Bars? The Promise of the Maya Angelou Academy James Forman Jr. 6. A Tale of Two Systems: Juvenile Justice System Choices and Their Impact on Young Immigrants David B. Thronson 7. Juvenile Criminal Record Confidentiality James B. Jacobs 8. Minority Overrepresentation: On Causes and Partial Cures Franklin E. ZimringPart III. Making Change Happen 9. The Once and Future Juvenile Brain Terry A. Maroney 10. On Strategy and Tactics for Contemporary Reforms Franklin E. Zimring and David S. TanenhausAbout the Contributors Index
£22.79
New York University Press In Our Hands
Book SynopsisA call for better child care policies, exploring the reasons why there has been so little headway on a problem that touches so many families. Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 percent of their families' incomes. Most of these families yearn for available and affordable child carebut although most developed countries offer state-funded child care, it remains scarce in the United States. And even in prosperous times, child care is rarely a priority for U.S. policy makers. In In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy, Elizabeth Palley and Corey S. Shdaimah explore the reasons behind the relative paucity of U.S. child care and child care support. They examine the history of child care advocacy and legislation in the United States, from the Child Care Development Act of the 1970s that was vetoed by Nixon through the Obama administration's CTrade ReviewPalley and Shdaimah's book is at its best in revealing the tensions among child care advocates. * The American Prospect *Adeep dive into the history of child care policy in the United States and an examination of the cultural forces which have influenced the debate as well as the lawmakers, advocates and stakeholders who have shaped the availability of child care in America today. * NBC News *[T]he book makes a scholarly contribution with its comprehensive approach and rich detail regarding the history and current status of child care policy. Use of policy theories, furthermore, contributes to our understanding of policymaking more broadly. * Political Science Quarterly *This books main contribution, and it is a valuable one, is to illuminate some of the specific organizational and strategic hurdles that lie in the way of a universal, government-supported child care system. Many commentators have lamented the United States failure to establish such a system, and indeed, as noted above, the first part of the book is mainly a synthesis of the substantial literature examining child care policy both outside and inside the U.S. However, Palley and Shdaimahs research into what child care advocates actually think about their own work brings a unique perspective on this issue. Their discussion of these interviews, which happily includes a number of quotes from subjects, is both interesting and thought-provoking. Based on this research, the authors are able to offer a remarkably fine-grained critique of current advocacy efforts, along with very specific recommendations for change. In Our Hands was clearly a labor of love for its two authors . . . . The book is scholarly in tone and scope, but there is an underlying note of urgency that amplifies the authors arguments. * Law and Politics Book Review *This book offers an approachable, intelligent treatment of child care that is suitable for undergraduate and graduate academic audiences, activists, policymakers, and the general public. * Journal of Women, Politics & Policy *The authors make a compelling case that for too long, child care has been marginalized as an issue, in part because it has been framed as a personal responsibility . . . As authors Elizabeth Palley and Corey Shdaimah document inIn Our Hands, this draconian choice between providing cash or care is not a personal failure. It is a collective failure reflected in the lack of a national child care policy. * Families and Work Institute *This book provides a great overview of barriers within the political system and illustrates many of the unmet needs of families and children in the current system. The analysis of the child care movement as an effective social movement adds to the current literature and provides insights for practitioners about how to move forward. * Affilia *A first rate comprehensive and contemporary analysis of the history of child care in the United States and the failure to address adequate policy for the poor. The book provides an extensive literature review and assessment of the political process at the national and state levels. Palley and Shadimah highlight the reasons for the inability of pro child care forces to develop an effective coalition. This book presents a long overdue look at the absence of national policy on child care and suggests some possible approaches to address this issue in the future. -- Joyce Gelb,Professor Emerita, City College and Graduate Center CUNYA first rate piece of public policy advocacy which advances in a most comprehensive form the issue of a national policy for child care in this country. [This book] incorporates the essence of many political debates and the actual language of the people who attempted to move forward with the child care agenda over the past decades. -- David Katner,Tulane UniversityIn their quest to understand why the United States lags so far behind Western Europe in supporting early child care, Dr. Palley and Dr. Shdaimah interviewed advocates, researchers and others who have been working to address the issue. -- Bonnie Eissner * Erudition *This book tells us why, despite a growing number of women in the workforce and the well-documented struggles of working families across the economic spectrum to access and afford child care, the U.S. has been unable to make any headway on a problem that touches so many families. Palley and Shdiamah look through the lens of social movement theory to remind us that in the context of U.S. culture and politics, building a broad based movement around child care is essential if we are to move from a piecemeal approach to comprehensive policy. The authors' conversations with long-time advocates and activists lead to provocative questions about how to reframe the child care issue toward building a broad-based movement in the context of today's challenges and opportunities. This book is a must-read for advocates, union leaders and activists, early childhood workers and educators. -- Denise Dowell ,Early Learning and Care Programs, CSEAWhether you are a parent, provider or policy wonk, this book will help you understand why quality child care is so difficult to find and even more challenging to afford. It will then lift your spirits with some reasonable solutions. -- Dana E. Friedman,Founder and President, The Early Years InstitutePalley and Shdaimah have done a commendable job at tackling such a difficult task. Given the fragmentation of U.S. childcare policy, their rich, historical analysis provides an important integration of multiple sources of data and literature. Their interviews with respondents from a variety of interest groups, experts, and childcare advocates provide key insights into how childcare isframed and why it is not viewed as a necessary public good in the USA . . . . [T]his book makes an important contribution. It clearly shows the mechanisms underlying childcare policy developments in the USA and israther unique in its social movement approach to understanding childcare advocacy. * Community, Work & Family *Palley and Shadaimah have produced an excellent mixed methods study on the state of child-care policy in the US. . . . This excellent book will help readers understand a difficult problem and serve as a call to arms for change. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Framing 3 History 4 The Role of Interest Groups 5 Current U.S. Child Care Policies 6 Women and Child Care 7 Strategic Framing of Child Care 8 Child Care as a Social Movement 9 If We Have a Major Social Problem, Why Is There No Movement for Change? Afterword Appendix 1: A Brief Note on Research Methods Appendix 2: Interview Guide for Interest Groups and Organizations Including Unions Appendix 3: Study Respondents by Organization and Role Appendix 4: Conservative Organization Websites Reviewed Notes References Index About the Authors
£22.79
New York University Press In Our Hands
Book SynopsisA call for better child care policies, exploring the reasons why there has been so little headway on a problem that touches so many families. Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 percent of their families' incomes. Most of these families yearn for available and affordable child carebut although most developed countries offer state-funded child care, it remains scarce in the United States. And even in prosperous times, child care is rarely a priority for U.S. policy makers. In In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy, Elizabeth Palley and Corey S. Shdaimah explore the reasons behind the relative paucity of U.S. child care and child care support. They examine the history of child care advocacy and legislation in the United States, from the Child Care Development Act of the 1970s that was vetoed by Nixon through the Obama administration's CTrade ReviewPalley and Shdaimah's book is at its best in revealing the tensions among child care advocates. * The American Prospect *Adeep dive into the history of child care policy in the United States and an examination of the cultural forces which have influenced the debate as well as the lawmakers, advocates and stakeholders who have shaped the availability of child care in America today. * NBC News *[T]he book makes a scholarly contribution with its comprehensive approach and rich detail regarding the history and current status of child care policy. Use of policy theories, furthermore, contributes to our understanding of policymaking more broadly. * Political Science Quarterly *This books main contribution, and it is a valuable one, is to illuminate some of the specific organizational and strategic hurdles that lie in the way of a universal, government-supported child care system. Many commentators have lamented the United States failure to establish such a system, and indeed, as noted above, the first part of the book is mainly a synthesis of the substantial literature examining child care policy both outside and inside the U.S. However, Palley and Shdaimahs research into what child care advocates actually think about their own work brings a unique perspective on this issue. Their discussion of these interviews, which happily includes a number of quotes from subjects, is both interesting and thought-provoking. Based on this research, the authors are able to offer a remarkably fine-grained critique of current advocacy efforts, along with very specific recommendations for change. In Our Hands was clearly a labor of love for its two authors . . . . The book is scholarly in tone and scope, but there is an underlying note of urgency that amplifies the authors arguments. * Law and Politics Book Review *This book offers an approachable, intelligent treatment of child care that is suitable for undergraduate and graduate academic audiences, activists, policymakers, and the general public. * Journal of Women, Politics & Policy *The authors make a compelling case that for too long, child care has been marginalized as an issue, in part because it has been framed as a personal responsibility . . . As authors Elizabeth Palley and Corey Shdaimah document inIn Our Hands, this draconian choice between providing cash or care is not a personal failure. It is a collective failure reflected in the lack of a national child care policy. * Families and Work Institute *This book provides a great overview of barriers within the political system and illustrates many of the unmet needs of families and children in the current system. The analysis of the child care movement as an effective social movement adds to the current literature and provides insights for practitioners about how to move forward. * Affilia *A first rate comprehensive and contemporary analysis of the history of child care in the United States and the failure to address adequate policy for the poor. The book provides an extensive literature review and assessment of the political process at the national and state levels. Palley and Shadimah highlight the reasons for the inability of pro child care forces to develop an effective coalition. This book presents a long overdue look at the absence of national policy on child care and suggests some possible approaches to address this issue in the future. -- Joyce Gelb,Professor Emerita, City College and Graduate Center CUNYA first rate piece of public policy advocacy which advances in a most comprehensive form the issue of a national policy for child care in this country. [This book] incorporates the essence of many political debates and the actual language of the people who attempted to move forward with the child care agenda over the past decades. -- David Katner,Tulane UniversityIn their quest to understand why the United States lags so far behind Western Europe in supporting early child care, Dr. Palley and Dr. Shdaimah interviewed advocates, researchers and others who have been working to address the issue. -- Bonnie Eissner * Erudition *This book tells us why, despite a growing number of women in the workforce and the well-documented struggles of working families across the economic spectrum to access and afford child care, the U.S. has been unable to make any headway on a problem that touches so many families. Palley and Shdiamah look through the lens of social movement theory to remind us that in the context of U.S. culture and politics, building a broad based movement around child care is essential if we are to move from a piecemeal approach to comprehensive policy. The authors' conversations with long-time advocates and activists lead to provocative questions about how to reframe the child care issue toward building a broad-based movement in the context of today's challenges and opportunities. This book is a must-read for advocates, union leaders and activists, early childhood workers and educators. -- Denise Dowell ,Early Learning and Care Programs, CSEAWhether you are a parent, provider or policy wonk, this book will help you understand why quality child care is so difficult to find and even more challenging to afford. It will then lift your spirits with some reasonable solutions. -- Dana E. Friedman,Founder and President, The Early Years InstitutePalley and Shdaimah have done a commendable job at tackling such a difficult task. Given the fragmentation of U.S. childcare policy, their rich, historical analysis provides an important integration of multiple sources of data and literature. Their interviews with respondents from a variety of interest groups, experts, and childcare advocates provide key insights into how childcare isframed and why it is not viewed as a necessary public good in the USA . . . . [T]his book makes an important contribution. It clearly shows the mechanisms underlying childcare policy developments in the USA and israther unique in its social movement approach to understanding childcare advocacy. * Community, Work & Family *Palley and Shadaimah have produced an excellent mixed methods study on the state of child-care policy in the US. . . . This excellent book will help readers understand a difficult problem and serve as a call to arms for change. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Framing 3 History 4 The Role of Interest Groups 5 Current U.S. Child Care Policies 6 Women and Child Care 7 Strategic Framing of Child Care 8 Child Care as a Social Movement 9 If We Have a Major Social Problem, Why Is There No Movement for Change? Afterword Appendix 1: A Brief Note on Research Methods Appendix 2: Interview Guide for Interest Groups and Organizations Including Unions Appendix 3: Study Respondents by Organization and Role Appendix 4: Conservative Organization Websites Reviewed Notes References Index About the Authors
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New York University Press Blaming Mothers
Book SynopsisA gripping explanation of the biases that lead to the blaming of pregnant women and mothers.Are mothers truly a danger to their children's health? In 2004, a mentally disabled young woman in Utah was charged by prosecutors with murder after she declined to have a Caesarian section and subsequently delivered a stillborn child. In 2010, a pregnant woman who attempted suicide when the baby's father abandoned her was charged with murder and attempted feticide after the daughter she delivered prematurely died. These are just two of the many cases that portray mothers as the major source of health risk for their children. The American legal system is deeply shaped by unconscious risk perception that distorts core legal principles to punish mothers who fail to protect their children. In Blaming Mothers, Professor Fentiman explores how mothers became legal targets. She explains the psychological processes we use to confront tragic events and the unTrade ReviewBlaming Mothers is gripping and powerful. It is also chilling as Linda Fentiman unmasks societys penchant for shaming and punishing mostly young, poor women. She reveals subtle but profound gender and racial biases that pervade public discourse and drive prosecutors and judges to unfairly punish pregnant women and mothers. I strongly recommend this captivating book. It is beautifully written, weaving together vivid stories of womens lives and impeccable scholarship. Anyone concerned about gender, children, and poverty will have to read Blaming Mothers. -- Lawrence O. Gostin,Founding O’Neill Chair in Global Health Law, Georgetown UniversityIn Blaming Mothers, Linda Fentiman considers why mothers in the U.S. are so often regarded as hazardous to their childrens health. In such areas as breastfeeding, lead poisoning, and childhood diseases like measles, Fentiman explains the psycho-social origins of much mother blaming, contrasting it with the scientific bases of actual health risk. Blaming Mothers connects the dots across policy areas to provide a comprehensive answer to what can be done to improve childrens health when Mom is properly relocated to the sidelines. This is a wonderful book not only for those in medicine, public health, child welfare, education, and law but also for mothers and their families, that is, for everyone. -- Carol Sanger,Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law, Columbia Law SchoolProfessor Linda Fentiman offers a probing analysis of a society and its government that blames mothers for various social ills and conditions that plague American society and that intervene during pregnancy and motherhood.. Professor Fentiman carefully studies this phenomenon and exposes the undercurrents of classism and racism that correspond to it. She explains how the pernicious nature of poverty creates impacts that result in significant health harms, including higher rates of lead poisoning and asthma among low income children of color. Sadly, in those instances too, mothers are blamed--sometimes civilly and criminally, making it risky to be a poor mother in America. -- Michele Bratcher Goodwin ,Chancellor's Professor of Law, University of California, IrvineAdvanced undergraduate and graduate seminars in sociology, psychology, womens studies, and law will find it informative, stimulating of much discussion, and empowering.Blaming Mothersis...filled with an incredible amount of diverse information in the form of facts and examples, tightly interrelating the fields of law, psychology, and sociology * PsycCritiques *
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New York University Press Giving Up Baby
Book SynopsisBaby safe haven laws, which allow a parent to relinquish a newborn baby legally and anonymously at a specified institutional locationsuch as a hospital or fire stationwere established in every state between 1999 and 2009. Promoted during a time of heated public debate over policies on abortion, sex education, teen pregnancy, adoption, welfare, immigrant reproduction, and child abuse, safe haven laws were passed by the majority of states with little contest. These laws were thought to offer a solution to the consequences of unwanted pregnancies: mothers would no longer be burdened with children they could not care for, and newborn babies would no longer be abandoned in dumpsters. Yet while these laws are well meaning, they ignore the real problem: some women lack key social and economic supports that mothers need to raise children. Safe haven laws do little to help disadvantaged women. Instead,advocates of safe haven laws target teenagers, women of color, and poor women with safe haveTrade ReviewA thoughtful and much-needed reproductive justice analysis of 'safe haven' laws and how they are usedand misusedin whose interests, and at whose cost. -- Barbara Katz Rothman,City University of New YorkOaks shows us once again what a sharp feminist eye can reveal when trained on a decent-sounding but ill-considered social policy. Systematically and persuasively, she demonstrates how baby safe haven laws reinforce conservative anti-abortion and pro-adoption policies in our fetal-obsessed society. Her lucid, riveting account keeps the reproductive justice framework vividly at the center of analysis, illuminating how the laws unwittingly reinforce harmful stereotypes about who makes a good (or bad) mother. Boldly, bravely, and with a keen eye for detail, Oaks keeps us focused on the reforms we need to make to allow all parents to raise children with dignity and equality. She offers a real role model of feminist scholarship. -- Lynn Morgan,author of Icons of Life: A Cultural History of Human EmbryosGiving Up Babyserves as a firm foundation for future inquiry into the politics, both formal and informal, of safe haven laws through the lens of reproductive justice. Oaks skillful consolidation of research into streamlined and easy-to-understand chapters effectively illustrates the complex and intertwined nature of politics, culture, race, class, and gender in these laws. * Feminist Collections *The author skillfully portrays the contradictions and hypocrisies of the SHL movement. She documents supporters often-vehement opposition to abortion and sex education, their hostility to formal adoption, and their refusal to acknowledge the institutional and socioeconomic reasons why millions of US families live in poverty. * Choice *Oaks analysis intersects with the larger story of adoption in the UnitedStatesparticularly its commodification, even as infants are understood as & priceless. She shows evocatively that the supply-and-demand exigencies of adoption dovetail withimaginaries of good and bad mothers, as they do with constructions of maternal love. * American Anthropologist *[Oaks] demonstrates quite clearly and powerfully that American safe haven policies represent a tangle of cultural, political, legal, and religious ideas and forces about class, age, gender, motherhood, and race. * Anthropology Review Quarterly *[Oaks] Provides a feminist analysis of the social politics of legal infant abandonment in advocacy and media discourses surrounding safe haven laws. * Journal of Economic Literature *Oaks skillfully navigates the complex web of issues, from class politics to notions of maternal love, that intersect with safe haven laws. * Pacific Standard *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Safe Haven Laws Are Not Only about 1 Saving Babies 1. The Work of Saving Babies' Lives and Souls 47 2. Girls at Risk of Dumping Their Newborns 75 3. Relinquishing Motherhood: How and Why Safe Haven 117 Surrenders Happen 4. The Unsurpassed Adoption Value of Safe Haven Babies 165 Conclusion: Safe Haven Laws and Advancing 203 Reproductive Justice Notes 223 References 233 Index 265 About the Author 275
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University of Toronto Press A Legal History of Adoption in Ontario 19212015
Book SynopsisLori Chamber''s fascinating study explores the legal history of adoption in Ontario since the passage of the first statute in 1921. This volume explores a wide range of themes and issues in the history of adoption including: the reasons for the creation of statutory adoption, the increasing voice of unmarried fathers in newborn adoption, the reasons for movement away from secrecy in adoption, the evolution of step-parent adoption, the adoption of Indigenous children, and the growth of international adoption. Unlike other works on adoption, this book focuses explicitly on statutes, statutory debates, and the interpretation of statutes in court. In doing so, she concludes that adoption is an inadequate response to child welfare and on its own cannot solve problems regarding child neglect and abuse. Rather, Chambers argues that in order to reform the area of adoption we must first acknowledge that it is built upon social inequalities within and between nations.Trade Review‘This is a timely and through analysis that will be of interest to scholars of legal and family history.’ -- Tarah Brookfield * The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth vol 11:01:2018 *"Chambers’s scholarship provides needed insights into the origins of adoption law, the dubious tactics of social workers…, the responsibilities of putative fathers, the sordid tale of child apprehension, the debate between closed and open adoptions, and the fight to be legally recognized as parents by step-parents, same-sex parents, and biological fathers." -- Debra Nash-Chambers, Wilfred Laurier University * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: "Such a Program of Legislation": Illegitimacy and Law Reform Chapter Two: "Doubtful of her Veracity": Procedures and Judgment under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act Chapter Three: "I did not bring this child into the world BY MYSELF": Stories of Pregnancy Chapter Four: "Best for Our Babies": The Adoption Mandate Chapter Five: "Haunted by Bills": Lone Motherhood and Poverty Chapter Six: "Known as MRS. S": Cohabitation and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act Conclusions Bibliography
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WestBow Press Letters to My Childs Guardian
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