Children, social science, and the law
By: edited by Bette L. Bottoms, Margaret Bull Kovera, Bradley D. McAuliff.
Contributors: Bottoms, Bette L.; Kovera, Margaret Bull, 1966-; McAuliff, Bradley D., 1971-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 495
Subjects: Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Social case work with children -- United States; Child welfare -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Children, social science, and the law: an introduction to the issues / Bette L. Bottoms, Margaret Bull Kovera and Bradley D. McAuliff; title: pt. I. Children's rights, their capabilities, and society's responsibilities to children. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996: what will it mean for children? / Brian L. Wilcox, Rebecca A. Colman, and Jennifer M. Wyatt; title: Advocacy for children's rights / Mark A. Small and Susan P. Limber; title: Children's rights and capacities / Melinda G. Schmidt and N. Dickon Reppucci; title: Children's legal representation in civil litigation / Ann M. Haralambie and Kari L. Nysse-Carris; title: pt. II. Children and family change. Termination of parental rights to free children for adoption: conflicts between parents, children, and the state / Jeffrey J. Haugaard and Rosemary J. Avery; title: Child custody research at the crossroads: issues for a new century / Charlene E. Depner; title: Children of lesbian and gay parents: research, law and policy / Charlotte J. Patterson, Megan Fulcher, and Jennifer Wainright; title: pt. III. Juvenile aggression and juvenile justice. Juvenile transfer to adult court: how can developmental and child psychology inform policy decision making? / Randall T. Salekin ; Youth violence: correlates, interventions, and legal implications / Carrie S. Fried and N. Dickon Reppucci ; Capacity, competence, and the juvenile defendant: implications for research and policy / Jennifer L. Woolard; title: pt. IV. Children as victims and witnesses. The effects of community violence on children and adolescents: intervention and social policy / Steven L. Berman, Wendy K. Silverman, and William M. Kurtines; title: Preventing child abuse and neglect / Mia McFarlane, Howard J. Doueck, and Murray Levine; title: Children's eyewitness memory: true disclosures and false reports / Jennifer M. Schaaf, Kristen Weede Alexander, Gail S. Goodman, Simona Ghetti, Robin S. Edelstein, and Paola Castelli; title: Expert testimony on the suggestibility of children: does it fit? / Thomas D. Lyon; title: The status of evidentiary and procedural innovations in child abuse proceedings / Bradley D. McAuliff and Margaret Bull Kovera; title: pt. V. Conclusions and future directions. Starting a new generation of research / Gary B. Melton; title: What will it take to bring child-focused law, policy, and research into the 21st century? Concluding thoughts / Howard Davidson.