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Child Fatality Review Teams: A Content Analysis of Social Policy
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Douglas, Emily M.; McCarthy, Sean C. – Child Welfare, 2011
Child fatality review teams (CFRTs) have existed since the 1970s; yet, a comprehensive understanding of their procedures, practices, and outcomes is lacking. This article addresses that gap in this study of CFRT state statutes. Findings indicate CFRT laws address nine areas of practice, from team composition, to purpose, to outcomes. Results also…
Descriptors: Crime, Child Abuse, Mortality Rate, Children
Reasonable Efforts? Implementation of the Reunification Bypass Provision of ASFA
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Berrick, Jill Duerr; Choi, Young; D'Andrade, Amy; Frame, Laura – Child Welfare, 2008
The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997 includes provisions to deny reunification services under specified conditions and gives states latitude to develop any number of additional "aggravated circumstances" in which parents need not be offered services. California legislators have developed a relatively large number of…
Descriptors: Case Records, Courts, Focus Groups, Child Welfare
A Protective Posture toward Emotional Neglect and Abuse.
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Junewicz, Walter J. – Child Welfare, 1983
Reviews legislation related to defining emotional neglect and abuse, classifies those cases frequently reported to child welfare agencies, and suggests case management approaches to this type of abuse and neglect. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Classification
Videotaped Interviews in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: The Texas Example.
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Colby, Ira C.; Colby, Deborah N. – Child Welfare, 1987
Examines the basic tenets of a l983 Texas law permitting videotaped interviews of child victims of abuse to be admissible in civil and criminal proceedings. Discusses how the law is being implemented and how it protects legal rights of child victims, alleged perpetrators, and society at large. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Interviews
Child Abuse Reporting Laws: Action and Uncertainty.
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Nelson, Gordon K.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1980
Describes a survey which assessed the impact of the Pennsylvania State Child Protective Services Law (Act 124) on the caseworker's ability to carry out procedural guidelines. (CM)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Abuse, Compliance (Legal), Guidelines
The Admissibility of Evidence in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.
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Gothard, Sol – Child Welfare, 1987
Discusses the liberalization of rules of evidence in child sexual abuse cases in order to protect the child victims and benefit families. Some states have enacted legislation simplifying introduction of the child's out-of-court statements, although constitutionality has yet to be tested. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Childrens Rights, Evidence (Legal), Federal Legislation
Modern Technology and the Child Witness.
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Bernstein, Barton E.; Claman, Lawrence – Child Welfare, 1986
Discusses legal requirements to be met in order for a child to testify, and when the use of audiovisual testimony is possible. Considers stress factors involved when a child is testifying, particularly in child abuse cases, and how audiovisual testimony can alleviate this problem. Discusses the 1983 Texas statute. (BB)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Child Abuse, Children, Court Litigation
The County Child Abuse Protocol System in Georgia: An Interagency Cooperation Approach to a Complex Issue.
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Doss, C. Bradley; Idleman, Lynda S. – Child Welfare, 1994
To eliminate mishandling of child abuse cases caused by a lack of interagency cooperation, the state of Georgia mandated that formal interagency committees be established. This article discusses the committees' activity levels and changes in organizational patterns brought about by the committee system. Offers insight into how nonfunded mandates…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Reporting Out-of-Home Maltreatment: Penalties and Protections.
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Besharov, Douglas J. – Child Welfare, 1987
Amendments to many child abuse laws mandate the reporting by staff members of suspected abuse or neglect in out-of-home settings. This article discusses legal protections and potential liabilities for filing or failing to file such complaints. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Court Litigation, Day Care
The Spiritual Healing "Defense" in Criminal Prosecutions for Crimes against Children.
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Bullis, Ronald K. – Child Welfare, 1991
Reviews state statutes that were used as a defense in cases in which seriously ill children were treated exclusively by spiritual healing practices. Such cases involve questions concerning the constitution, and the rights of parents, children, and the state. There is a trend toward legislative restrictions of the use of spiritual healing as a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights