The DeShaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Intervention (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0700614974 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lynne Curry is associate professor of history at Eastern Illinois University and author of The Human Body on Trial.
Vanessa Strange said Well written account of a tragic case.. I am ashamed to say that I know a few of the people involved in this horrible case. This book is written in a journalistic style, the author depicts the facts with little emotion. She doesn't need to sensationalize the facts, they speak for themselves. I do think the book would've been more powerful if she'd included pictures of Joshua and his abusive father. And the social worker involved. I changed my opinion of some Supreme Court justices after reading this book. The fact that our local social worker's lack of action resulted in leaving an innocent child severely retarded (with half a brain) is so appalling. Someone. Extremely detailed I am impressed that Curry was able to write an entire book about one case without it becoming boring. She provided a great in depth look at the case, the people involved in the case, and the legal system involved. I would recommend this to anyone interested in court proceedings or child rights.. This is a great book to learn from. Raymond Godino This book showed me just how bad some families really are and how the law is needed to help children out when their own family abuses them.
The DeShaney Case offers a much-needed perspective on the dilemmas his predicament posed for our legal system and fresh insight into our ambivalent views of the role that the state should play in our daily lives.. In other words, it viewed the Due Process Clause as a limitation on the state's power to act, not a guarantee of safety and security, not even for children who depend on the state for their very survival. The resulting case, DeShaney v. Winnebago County (1989), was a highly emotional one pitting the family against the state and challenging our views on domestic relations, child abuse, and the responsibilities and limits of state action regarding the private lives of citize
Birch, director, National Child Abuse Coalition" . "A gripping story of the real people and events behind the case, interwoven with another story - that of the child welfare system and its related laws and policies - with each story illuminating the other." Elizabeth Bartholet, author of Nobody's Children: Abuse and Neglect, Foster Drift, and the Adoption Alternative "Curry's stunning analysis of this case brings to life our Constitution's fundamental values. A tour de force." Roger Levesque, author of Child S