Catching a Case : Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare System.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A History of Child Welfare in New York City -- Chapter 3. The Life of a Child Welfare Case -- Chapter 4. Fear and a System in Crisis -- Chapter 5. Policing versus Helping in Child Welfare -- Chapter 6. Defining Neglect and Risk Assessment in Practice -- Chapter 7. Power in Child Welfare. Compliance and Rights -- Chapter 8. Re-creating Stratified Reproduction and System Change -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
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Child welfare-New York (State)-New York. Child abuse-New York (State)-New York. Low-income parents-New York (State)-New York. Social service-New York (State)-New York. Family services-New York (State)-New York. Discrimination-New York (State)-New York.