Scandalous politics : child welfare policy in the States

Scandalous politics : child welfare policy in the States / Juliet F. Gainsborough.

Little work has been done to systematically analyze how high-profile incidents of child neglect and abuse shape child welfare policymaking in the United States.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gainsborough, Juliet F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Series:American governance and public policy.
Subjects:
Child welfare > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Child welfare
Social policy
United States > Social policy.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: child welfare and the politics of scandal
  • The swinging pendulum: child welfare policy at the national level
  • States, scandals, and child welfare policy
  • Florida: scandal, electoral politics, and leadership change
  • Colorado: investigative journalism, local control, and minor reform
  • New Jersey: scandals, courts, and ongoing reform
  • Conclusions: scandalous politics.

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