State's Duty to Child Abuse Victims : DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services.

Examines potential repercussions of the Supreme Court decision of 2/22/89, that a State has no constitutional duty to protect a child from child abuse. Explores ways in which congressional funding mechanisms may provide an opportunity for Federal review of such cases.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Child abuse. State governments. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Examines potential repercussions of the Supreme Court decision of 2/22/89, that a State has no constitutional duty to protect a child from child abuse. Explores ways in which congressional funding mechanisms may provide an opportunity for Federal review of such cases.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.