The Politics of Neglect
Author | : Bernard J. Frieden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : City planning |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Bernard J. Frieden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : City planning |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lela B. Costin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 1997-02-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0195353765 |
Child abuse policy in the United States contains dangerous contradictions, which have only intensified as the public slowly accepted it as a middle class problem. One contradiction is the rapidly expanding child abuse industry (made up of enterprising psychotherapists and attorneys) which is consuming enormous resources, while thousands of poor children are seriously injured or killed, many while being "protected" by public agencies. This "rediscovery" has also led to the frenzied pursuit of offenders, resulting in the sacrifice of some innocent people. Moreover, the media's focus on the sensational details of high-visibility sexual abuse cases has helped to trivialize, if not commercialize, the child abuse problem. As such, child abuse has gone from a social problem to a social spectacle. By the 1980s the child welfare system had become a virtual "nonsystem," marked by a staggering turnover of staff, unmanageable caseloads, a severe shortage of funding, and caseloads composed of highly dysfunctional families (many with drug-related problems). To make room for these families, public agencies rationed services by increasingly screening-out child abuse reports which contained little likelihood of serious bodily harm. In The Politics of Child Abuse in America, the authors argue that child abuse must be viewed as a public safety problem. This redefinition would make it congruent with other family-based social trends, including the crackdown on domestic violence. Children must have the same legal protection currently extended to physically and sexually abused women. This can be done by creating a "Children's Authority," which would have the overall charge for protecting children. Specifically, Children's Authorities would have the responsibility for providing the six main functions of child protection: investigation, enforcement, placement services, prevention and education, family support, and research and development. Offering a unique perspective on the cold reality of this crisis, The Politics of Child Abuse in America will be a provocative work for social workers and human service personnel, as well as the general reader concerned with this timely issue.
Author | : Helene Slessarev |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1032 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : African Americans |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nigel Parton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781350363021 |
Author | : Roy L. Meek |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James A. Henretta |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2015-03-08 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1400869447 |
During the remarkably long period (1724-1754) that Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, served as England's secretary of state, private interests and the exigencies of domestic politics rather than a rational assessment of England's stake in America determined colonial policy. As no purposeful effort was made to administer the colonies" political life, they enjoyed in effect relatively little interference in their internal affairs. The reasons for this "salutary neglect" and the lack of a vigorous colonial program arc analyzed now by James Henretta. His study, though focusing on the politics and patronage of the Duke, brings into view the entire range of men and agencies that had a hand in making colonial policy and dispensing patronage. It thus illuminates the political and administrative system that developed in England during the first half of the century and continued in effect at the time of the American Revolution. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Dr. Kathleen Kelley Reardon |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2009-01-12 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1412939771 |
'Childhood Denied' delves into the reasons for continuous disregard politically, legally, socially of children at risk for abuse and neglect. The text inspires readers to help end the cycle of abuse and neglect by addressing the core of the problem.
Author | : Stephan Jerome Cohen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michael Tonry |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195104691 |
Tonry focuses on the racial disparities in the criminal justice system, especially apparent discrimination toward black males.
Author | : William Kleinknecht |
Publisher | : The New Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2023-02-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1620976420 |
As America continues down its path of polarization, a celebrated journalist tells us the deep story of the red-state/blue-state divide In the wake of Trump’s presidency, Republican-led states have joined in an alarming assault on our democratic system. But the drift toward authoritarianism in red states has far deeper roots. We now have a country where tens of millions of people live under regimes that have spent years starving education and health care, empowering polluters, engaging in voter suppression, and neglecting their citizens’ well-being in the interest of cutting taxes for the wealthy. In States of Neglect, journalist William Kleinknecht surveys the landscape of neglect in states including Texas, Florida, and Arizona through the experiences of a rich cast of characters. He visits environmental dead zones in the Texas Gulf region. He investigates Arizona’s abandonment of public education and its corrupt charter school industry. He shows how Mississippi’s denuded health care system has made the Magnolia State the sickest in the nation. And he explains how North Carolina allows its people to sink into poverty while catering to the needs of corporations. As a postscript, Kleinknecht proposes how progressive states on either coast might join in a compact of “progressive federalism” that uses their superior economic and cultural resources to counter the influence of the far right.