Children and the Law : An Interdisciplinary Approach with Cases, Materials and Comments.

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- For the Student -- I. Introduction -- A. Historical Perspectives -- B. Philosophical Perspectives -- C. International and Comparative Perspectives -- D. Social Science Perspectives -- 1. The Legal Approach -- 2. Social Science Methodologies -- II. Children and Crime -- A. Introduction -- 1. Philosophical Origins -- 2. Social Science Origins -- 3. Legal Origins -- 4. Perspectives on Adolescent Development -- 5. Infancy -- B. Constitutional Framework -- C. Procedural Framework -- 1. Initial Contact with Governmental Officials -- 2. Interrogations: The Due Process Framework -- 3. Identification Procedures and Confidentiality: Lineups, Show-ups, Photo Arrays, and Fingerprints -- 4. Intake and Diversion -- 5. Bail and Preventive Detention -- 6. Trial Rights -- D. Dispositional Framework -- 1. Overview -- 2. Traditional Juvenile Dispositions -- 3. Special Juvenile Dispositions -- 4. Transfer to Criminal Court -- III. Children and Protection -- A. Historical Origins -- B. The Medical and Psychological Consequences of Abuse and Neglect -- C. The Constitutional Framework in Abuse and Neglect Cases -- D. The Procedural Framework in Abuse and Neglect Cases -- 1. Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect -- 2. Investigating Child Abuse and Neglect -- 3. State Liability for Failing to Act -- 4. Judicial Procedures -- E. Permanency Hearings -- 1. Statutory Framework -- 2. Reasonable Efforts -- 3. Reunification -- 4. Kinship Care -- 5. Foster Care -- 6. Special Issues in Placement -- F. Termination of Parental Rights -- 1. Constitutional Framework -- 2. Statutory Framework -- 3. Procedural Framework -- 4. Dispositional Framework -- IV. Children and Restraints on Liberty -- A. Status Offenses -- 1. Constitutional Framework -- 2. Statutory Framework -- 3. Procedural Framework -- 4. Dispositional Framework.

B. Additional Restrictions on Liberty -- 1. Alcohol and Tobacco Regulations -- 2. Firearms Regulations -- 3. Child-Labor Laws -- 4. Other Restrictions -- V. Children and Decision Making -- A. The First Amendment Rights of Children -- 1. Free-Speech and Free-Expression Rights -- 2. Free-Exercise Rights -- 3. The Establishment Clause -- B. Medical Decision Making -- 1. Constitutional Framework -- 2. The Mature-Minor Doctrine -- C. School Discipline -- 1. Constitutional Framework -- 2. Procedural Framework -- D. Emancipation -- Table of Cases -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.

Children and the Law is a unique coursebook that will revolutionize the way students learn and apply juvenile law. By incorporating the interdisciplinary topics necessary to understand the best practices in child law, author Katherine Federle has carefully selected a vast array of articles, studies, research, cases and statutes that allow students to best understand the law and also help bridge the divide between theory and practice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.