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The End of Family Court

How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families

by Jane M. Spinak ...

Series series Families, Law, and Society
Explores the failures of family court and calls for immediate and permanent changeAt the turn of the twentieth century, American social reformers created the first juvenile court. They imagined a therapeutic court where informality, specially trained public servants, and a kindly, all-knowing judge would assist children and families. But the dream of a benevolent means of judicial problem-solving ... Read more

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Explores the failures of family court and calls for immediate and permanent changeAt the turn of the twentieth century, American social reformers created the first juvenile court. They imagined a therapeutic court where informality, specially trained public servants, and a kindly, all-knowing judge would assist children and families. But the dream of a benevolent means of judicial problem-solving
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Principles of Criminology

by Edwin H. Sutherland, Donald R. Cressey, David F. Luckenbill ...

Series series The Reynolds Series in Sociology
This classic has been the most authoritative text in the field since 1924. The thoroughly revised Eleventh Edition continues to provide a sound, sophisticated, sociological treatment of the principal issues in criminology. ... Read more

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This classic has been the most authoritative text in the field since 1924. The thoroughly revised Eleventh Edition continues to provide a sound, sophisticated, sociological treatment of the principal issues in criminology.
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Judges and Their Audiences

A Perspective on Judicial Behavior

by Lawrence Baum ...

What motivates judges as decision makers? Political scientist Lawrence Baum offers a new perspective on this crucial question, a perspective based on judges' interest in the approval of audiences important to them.The conventional scholarly wisdom holds that judges on higher courts seek only to make good law, good policy, or both. In these theories, judges are influenced by other people only in ... Read more

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What motivates judges as decision makers? Political scientist Lawrence Baum offers a new perspective on this crucial question, a perspective based on judges' interest in the approval of audiences important to them.The conventional scholarly wisdom holds that judges on higher courts seek only to make good law, good policy, or both. In these theories, judges are influenced by other people only in
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"When the Welfare People Come"

Race and Class in the US Child Protection System

by Don Lash ...

"[An] excellent overview of the child welfare system . . . Most importantly, [the author] provides a discussion of how to create true change." —Tina Lee, author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare SystemA groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the American child welfare system, "When the Welfare People Come" exposes the system in its totality, from ... Read more

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"[An] excellent overview of the child welfare system . . . Most importantly, [the author] provides a discussion of how to create true change." —Tina Lee, author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare SystemA groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the American child welfare system, "When the Welfare People Come" exposes the system in its totality, from
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Shattered Bonds

The Color Of Child Welfare

by Dorothy Roberts ...

The story of foster care in the United States is the story of the failure of the social safety net to aid poor, largely black, parents in their attempt to make a home for their children.Shattered Bonds tells this story as no other book has before -- from the perspective of a prominent black, female legal theoretician. The current state of the child-welfare system in America is a well-known tragedy ... Read more

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The story of foster care in the United States is the story of the failure of the social safety net to aid poor, largely black, parents in their attempt to make a home for their children.Shattered Bonds tells this story as no other book has before -- from the perspective of a prominent black, female legal theoretician. The current state of the child-welfare system in America is a well-known tragedy
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline

Structuring Legal Reform

by Catherine Y. Kim, Daniel J. Losen, Damon T. Hewitt ...

An in-depth analysis of the legal entry points and remedies in the school-to-prison pipelineThe “school-to-prison pipeline” is an emerging trend that pushes large numbers of at-risk youth—particularly children of color—out of classrooms and into the juvenile justice system. The policies and practices that contribute to this trend can be seen as a pipeline with many entry points, from under ... Read more

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An in-depth analysis of the legal entry points and remedies in the school-to-prison pipelineThe “school-to-prison pipeline” is an emerging trend that pushes large numbers of at-risk youth—particularly children of color—out of classrooms and into the juvenile justice system. The policies and practices that contribute to this trend can be seen as a pipeline with many entry points, from under
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Why I Burned My Book

by Paul Longmore ...

Series series American Subjects
This wide-ranging book shows why Paul Longmore is one of the most respected figures in disability studies today. Understanding disability as a major variety of human experience, he urges us to establish it as a category of social, political, and historical analysis in much the same way that race, gender, and class already have been. The essays here search for the often hidden pattern of systemic ... Read more

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This wide-ranging book shows why Paul Longmore is one of the most respected figures in disability studies today. Understanding disability as a major variety of human experience, he urges us to establish it as a category of social, political, and historical analysis in much the same way that race, gender, and class already have been. The essays here search for the often hidden pattern of systemic
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An Introduction to Multicultural Education

From Theory to Practice

by Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu ...

An Introduction to Multicultural Education provides a balance between the principles and practice of multicultural education in the K-12 classroom, presenting multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy. DomNwachukwu's book projects foundational principles and practices that make multicultural education relevant and appealing, while eliminating ideas and practices that produce negative ... Read more

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An Introduction to Multicultural Education provides a balance between the principles and practice of multicultural education in the K-12 classroom, presenting multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy. DomNwachukwu's book projects foundational principles and practices that make multicultural education relevant and appealing, while eliminating ideas and practices that produce negative
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The Legal Rights of Students with Disabilities

International Perspectives

by Bronagh Byrne, Kate Diesfeld, Petra Engelbrecht, John Hancock, Neville Harris, Jim Jackson, Laura Lundy, Nina Ranieri, Marius Smit, M K. Teh, Fatt Hee Tie, Sally Varnham, Ran Zhang, Greg M. Dickinson, Allan G. Osborne Jr. ...

Since 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all students have been declared the right to education. The rights of disabled students have not been explicitly addressed, however, and each country has developed their own rules and regulations. Although similarities exist among the different countries, differences are evident, especially in both the extent and ... Read more

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Since 1948 when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all students have been declared the right to education. The rights of disabled students have not been explicitly addressed, however, and each country has developed their own rules and regulations. Although similarities exist among the different countries, differences are evident, especially in both the extent and
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The Evolution of the Juvenile Court

Race, Politics, and the Criminalizing of Juvenile Justice

by Barry Feld ...

Series Book 4 - Youth, Crime, and Justice
From one of America's leading experts, an analysis of the history of the nation's juvenile justice system and a look at the future.The juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and crime policy, and reflects our changing ideas about children and crime control throughout history. In The Evolution of the Juvenile Court, noted law professor and criminologist Barry C. Feld provides a ... Read more

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From one of America's leading experts, an analysis of the history of the nation's juvenile justice system and a look at the future.The juvenile court lies at the intersection of youth policy and crime policy, and reflects our changing ideas about children and crime control throughout history. In The Evolution of the Juvenile Court, noted law professor and criminologist Barry C. Feld provides a
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Forensic Social Work

Psychosocial and Legal Issues in Diverse Practice Settings

Edited by Kelly Ward, PhD, LCSW, LCADC, Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Carolyn Bradley, PhD, LCSW, LCADC ...

"[T]his book provides practical practice guidance as well as...interviewing and assessment tips....[A]n invaluable source of information for students, practitioners, researchers and educators."-Karen M. Sowers, PhDDean, University of TennesseeCollege of Social WorkRegardless of their field of practice, all social workers must understand how legal issues impact the financial, psychological, ... Read more

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"[T]his book provides practical practice guidance as well as...interviewing and assessment tips....[A]n invaluable source of information for students, practitioners, researchers and educators."-Karen M. Sowers, PhDDean, University of TennesseeCollege of Social WorkRegardless of their field of practice, all social workers must understand how legal issues impact the financial, psychological,
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Electing Judges

The Surprising Effects of Campaigning on Judicial Legitimacy

by James L. Gibson ...

Series series Chicago Studies in American Politics
A revealing and provocative study of the effects of judicial elections on state courts and public perceptions of impartiality.In Electing Judges, leading judicial politics scholar James L. Gibson responds to the growing concern that the realities of campaigning are undermining judicial independence and even the rule of law. Armed with empirical evidence, Gibson offers the most systematic and ... Read more

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A revealing and provocative study of the effects of judicial elections on state courts and public perceptions of impartiality.In Electing Judges, leading judicial politics scholar James L. Gibson responds to the growing concern that the realities of campaigning are undermining judicial independence and even the rule of law. Armed with empirical evidence, Gibson offers the most systematic and
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