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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787589403321

Titolo

Child abuse, family rights, and the child protective system [[electronic resource] ] : a critical analysis from law, ethics, and Catholic social teaching / / edited by Stephen M. Krason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013

ISBN

0-8108-8670-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Catholic social thought ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

KrasonStephen M

Disciplina

344.7303/276

Soggetti

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Church and social problems - Catholic Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Mondale act and its aftermath : an overview of forty -- Years of American law, public policy, and governmental response to child abuse and neglect / by Stephen M. Krason -- The family and parental rights in light of Catholic social teaching and international human rights law : a convergence / by William L. Saunders -- Child protective services and police interference with family relations : a constitutional perspective / by Michael E. Rosman -- Fourth amendment litigation and the CPS / James R. Mason, III -- The effects of family structure on child abuse / Patrick F. Fagan, Anna Dorminey, and Emily Hering -- Dilemma by design : child welfare policy and ethical problems at the frontline / Ruth A. White -- Amicus curiae brief of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists in Troxel v. Granville -- Amicus curiae brief of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists in Camreta v. Greene/Alford v. Greene.

Sommario/riassunto

In Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System: A Critical Analysis from Law, Ethics, and Catholic Social Teaching, Stephen M. Krason gathers essays by leading scholars and practitioners to comment through the prism of Catholic social thought, on the plight afflicting American families and the role of the child protective system. Here readers will find critical essays on the deleterious effect of the the 1974 passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act; assessments of current American policies on chi