Children, Social Science, and the Law
Contributors: Bette L. Bottoms (Editor); Margaret Bull Kovera (Editor); Bradley D. McAuliff (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 26, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780521662987
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Criminal or forensic psychology; Social law; Social case work with children; General; Child welfare; United States; Social Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Sociology; Legal status, laws, etc.; Child Advocacy; Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Criminology; Children; Legal status, laws, etc
First sentence: As noted by Goodman, Emery, and Haugaard (1998), "there are few other areas of law where the courts rely as heavily on social science data as they do for decisions about children's welfare" (p. 775).