Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare System
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Influenced by news reports of young children brutalized by their parents, most of us see the role of child services as the prevention of severe physical abuse. But as Tina Lee shows in Catching a Case, most child welfare cases revolve around often ill-founded charges of neglect, and the parents swept into the system are generally struggling but loving, fighting to raise their children in the face of crushing poverty, violent crime, poor housing,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081357613X
ISBN13:9780813576138
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:258 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:16 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 11 and higher
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