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Child Maltreatment Law: Foundations in Science, Practice and Policy (Law Casebook Series)
Child Maltreatment Law Foundations in Science Practice and Policy - Law Casebook Series Author:Roger J. R. Levesque This book allows readers who are interested in real-life cases of child mistreatment to analyze actions and decisions that have occurred in actual courts. Roger Levesque uses closely edited cases and explanatory notes to help readers understand each lawsuit's significance and relationship to other litigation. Levesque also references cases that ... more »utilize social science evidence to evaluate how society, researchers, and the law conceptualize and respond to child maltreatment. Part I explores how the legal system defines what constitutes the major forms of maltreatment deemed worthy of state intervention. Part II details the nature of families assumed problematic and how the state directly intervenes in families to address maltreatment conditions. Part III addresses the challenges faced by legal reform efforts to stop and prevent child maltreatment. The appendices assist those unfamiliar with legal cases, legal terminology, the legal system, and the place of social sciences in law. Together, the materials provide a firm foundation for understanding key social science findings, policy directions, and practices in child maltreatment law.« less