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

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'Child Welfare Removals by the State' examines how child protection systems in eight modern, democratic states proceed when deciding whether to remove vulnerable children from their home. In particular, it analyzes socio-legal decision-making systems at the exact point when care is decided...

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Other Authors: Burns, Kenneth (Editor), Pösö, Tarja (Editor), Skivenes, Marit (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Series:International policy exchange series.
Subjects:
Child welfare.
Child welfare > Government policy.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc.
Protection de l'enfance.
Enfants > Droit.
Protection de l'enfance > Politique gouvernementale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Child welfare
Child welfare > Government policy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • Child welfare removals by the state / complex and controversial decisions / Kenneth Burns, Tarja Poso and Marit Skivenes
  • Removals of children in Finland: a mix of voluntary and involuntary decisions / Tarja Poso 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 Højer
  • Removing children from their families due to child protection in Germany / Monika Haug and Theresia Høynck
  • 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 Kriz, Janese Free and Grant Kuehl
  • Removals of children by the child welfare system / variations and differences across countries / Kenneth Burns, Tarja Poso and Marit Skivenes
  • Index.