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Author:
Redleaf, Diane L., author.
Title:
They took the kids last night : how the child protection system puts families at risk / Diane L. Redleaf.
Publisher:
Praegeran imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
xxiii, 271 pages ; 25 cm
Subject:
Child abuse--Law and legislation.
Child welfare.
Civil rights.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-253) and index.
Contents:
Today the "Brady Bunch" kids could be taken, too -- A "multidisciplinary pediatric consortium" means doctors help police and caseworkers to take the kids -- The investigation begins in earnest, with "hurry up and wait" -- It's fine to take the kids, unless the state is lying -- A night to remember -- Planning for a court date to keep the kids -- "Without prejudice" means you lose the kids for now -- Bringing on the witnesses -- The state's star witness and someone the investigation missed -- The baby's at risk if breastfed in private -- Attacking the doctor who knows something about fractures -- To the finish line -- Attempts at recourse and the end of the investigation -- Partial answers and partial remedies -- A "constellation of injuries" does not equal child abuse -- We believe the children, except when they say the baby wasn't abused -- A statistical likelihood doesn't make parents guilty -- Epilogue : what needs to be done.
ISBN:
1440866287
9781440866289
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1035809808
LCCN:
2018023512
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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