Fixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System

Fixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System
ISBN-10
0415947278
ISBN-13
9780415947275
Category
Social Science
Pages
356
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Author
Jennifer A. Reich

Description

In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held accountable to the state affects a family.

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