Race Matters In Child Welfare
Subtitle: The Overrepresentation Of African American Children In The System
Contributors: Dennette M. Derezotes (Editor); John Poertner (Editor); Mark F. Testa (Editor)
Publisher: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
Published: October 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780878688746
Subjects: Social service and race relati; Social work with minorities; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; United States; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Social work with African American children; Sociology; Social work with African Ameri; Child welfare
Description: "Although African Americans constituted 15% of the child population of the United States in 1999, they accounted for 45% of the children in substitute care. In contrast, white children, who constituted 60% of the U.S. population, accounted for only 36% of the children in out-of-home care. In addition, several studies show that children of different ethnic or racial backgrounds receive dissimilar treatment by the child welfare system, but little is known about the appropriateness of the treatment. This compilation of papers critically examines child welfare policy and practice, the causes of child maltreatment, and how each affects the disproportionate representation of African American children in the system."--Jacket.