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Related Resources: Courts
Resources and information related to the court's role in child welfare and children's issues.
25 Years of Child Advocacy
National Association of Counsel for Children (2002)
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Discusses the history and progress of the practice of law for children and best practices for representing children.
ABA Center on Children and the Law
A full-service technical assistance, training, and research program addressing a broad spectrum of law and court-related topics affecting children. Operates the Children's Bureau's National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues.
Child Maltreatment Law: Foundations in Science, Practice and Policy
Levesque (2002)
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Examines how society, researchers, and the law conceptualize and respond to child maltreatment and provides a wide variety of court cases to illustrate how children are viewed and how society responds to their environment.
Children and the Law in a Nutshell
Ramsey & Abrams (2001)
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Summarizes Federal and State laws that affect the lives of children.
Family Law in America
Katz (2003)
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Describes recent changes in laws that govern family life, from marital partnerships to relationships between parents and children, and explores the impact of social trends on family law.
National Association of Council for Children (NACC)
A nonprofit child advocacy and professional membership association dedicated to providing high quality legal representation for children. NACC provides training and technical assistance to attorneys and other professionals, serves as a public information and professional referral center, and engages in public policy and legislative advocacy.
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
Through research, consulting services, publications, and national educational programs, NCSC helps to enhance court operations, collect and interpret data on court operations, and provide information on "best practices.".
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)
Provides training, technical assistance, and research to help courts, judges, and others in the areas of child abuse and neglect, adoption and foster care, family violence, and alcohol and drug abuse.
Working with the Courts in Child Protection
Part of a series of manuals designed to provide guidance on child protection practices, this manual explains court processes most relevant to child abuse and neglect cases. It introduces concepts and terminology associated with the courts, describes the key court processes, and presents practical information to help child protective services caseworkers prepare for court litigation. Specific chapters address: the general or common court system; the powers of the court and the rights of parents and children in child maltreatment cases; the interplay between child maltreatment legislation and caseworker practice; the juvenile court process; the criminal court process; domestic relations and ...
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