Children, Social Science, and the Law (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Bottoms, Bette L.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This important book broadens our conceptualization of the topic of children and law, addressing a wide-ranging set of issues in need of attention. The authors confront many difficult questions such as: Are the rights that our nation's laws ascribe to children commensurate with their capabilities and needs? How should laws governing the punishment of crime acknowledge developmental differences between adult and juvenile offenders? Throughout the book, the authors consider (a) current laws and policies relating to children; (b) how social science research can test assumptions behind child-relevant laws and policies; (c) ways that courts can become more receptive to social science recommendations; and (d) challenges faced in the 21st century as our society continues its struggle to accommodate children's concerns within our legal system. With its unique integration of psychological research, social policy, and legal analysis, the volume is an important resource for any professional concerned with children and the law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511033841
• Artikelnr.: 38202364

Inhaltsangabe

1. Children, law, social science, and policy: an introduction to the issues
Bette L. Bottoms, Margaret Bull Kovera and Bradley D. McAuliff; Part I.
Children's Rights, Their Capabilities, and Society's Responsibilities to
Children: 2. The personal responsibility and work opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996: what will it mean for children? Brian Wilcox,
Rebecca A. Colman and Jennifer M. Wyatt; 3. Advocacy for children's rights
Mark Small and Susan P. Limber; 4. Children's rights and their capacities
Melinda Schmidt and N. Dickon Reppucci; 5. Children's legal representation
in civil litigation Ann M. Haralambie, Ann Nicholson Haralambie and Kari L.
Nysse; Part II. Children and Family Change: 6. Termination of parental
rights to free children for adoption: conflicts between parents, children,
and the state Jeffrey Haugaard and Rosemary J. Avery; 7. Child custody at
the crossroads: issues for a new century Charlene E. Depner; 8. Children of
lesbian and gay parents: research, law, and policy Charlotte J. Patterson,
Megan Fulcher and Jennifer Wainwright; Part III. Juvenile Aggression and
Juvenile Justice: 9. Juvenile transfer to adult court: how can
developmental and child psychology inform policy decision making? Randall
T. Salekin; 10. Youth violence: correlates, interventions and legal
implications Carrie S. Fried and N. Dickon Reppucci; 11. Capacity,
competence, and the juvenile defendant: implications for research and
policy Jennifer Woolard; Part IV. Children as Victims and Witnesses: 12.
The effects of community violence on children and adolescents: intervention
and social policy Steve L. Berman, Wendy K. Silverman and William Kurtines;
13. Preventing child abuse and neglect Mia McFarlane and Murray Levine; 14.
Children's eyewitness memory: true disclosures and false reports Jennifer
M. Schaaf, Kristen Weede Alexander, Gail S. Goodman, Simona Ghetti and
Robin Edelstein; 15. Expert testimony on the suggestibility of children:
does it fit? Thomas D. Lyon; 16. The status of evidentiary and procedural
innovations in Child Abuse Proceedings Bradley D. McAuliff and Margaret
Bull Kovera; Part V. Conclusions and Future Decisions: 17. Starting a new
generation of research Gary Melton; 18. What will it take to bring
child-focused law, policy, and research into the 21st century? Concluding
thoughts Howard Davidson.