Child welfare removals by the state : a cross-country analysis of decision-making systems /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burns, Kenneth (Editor), Pösö, Tarja (Editor), Skivenes, Marit (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:International policy exchange series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Child welfare removals by the state--complex and controversial decisions / Kenneth Burns, Tarja Pösö and Marit Skivenes
  • Removals of children in Finland : a mix of voluntary and involuntary decisions / Tarja Pösö and Raija Huhtanen
  • Norway : child welfare decision-making in cases of removals of children / Marit Skivenes and Karl Harald Søvig
  • Placing children in state care in Sweden : decision-making bodies, laypersons and legal framework / Gustav Svensson and Staffan Höjer
  • Removing children from their families due to child protection in Germany / Monika Haug and Theresia Höynck
  • Child removal proceedings in Switzerland / Stefan Schnurr
  • Child removal decision-making systems in Ireland : law, policy and practice / Kenneth Burns, Conor O'Mahony, Caroline Shore and Aisling Parkes
  • State intervention in family life in England : safeguarding children through care proceedings and adoption / Karen Broadhurst
  • How children are removed from home in the United States / Katrin Križ, Janese Free and Grant Kuehl
  • Removals of children by the child welfare system / variations and differences across countries / Kenneth Burns, Tarja Pösö, and Marit Skivenes.