A child's right to counsel
Subtitle: a national report card on legal representation for abused & neglected children
Contributors: First Star (Organization : Washington, D.C.)
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: First Star; Children's Advocacy Institute, University of San Diego School of Law
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Children; Legal status, laws; Children's rights; States; Abused children; Right to counsel; Legal assistance to children
Other titles: National report card on legal representation for abused & neglected children; Legal representation for abused and neglected children
Description: Survey of how each state provides effective legal representation to maltreated children within the framework of its state law, reflecting the "law on the books" but not measuring policy and practice that may allow for more responsible representation, or may avoid what applicable law requires.
Notes: Cover title.

Rev. ed. of: A child's right to counsel : a national report card on legal representation for children. c2009.

Includes bibliographical references.