Scandalous Politics : Child Welfare Policy in the States.

By: Gainsborough, Juliet FMaterial type: TextTextSeries: American Governance and Public Policy seriesPublisher: Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (222 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781589016156Subject(s): Child welfare -- United States | United States -- Social policyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Scandalous Politics : Child Welfare Policy in the StatesDDC classification: 362.7 LOC classification: HV741 -- .G35 2010ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Child Welfare and the Politics of Scandal -- 2 The Swinging Pendulum: Child Welfare Policy at the National Level -- 3 States, Scandals, and Child Welfare Policy -- 4 Florida: Scandal, Electoral Politics, and Leadership Change -- 5 Colorado: Investigative Journalism, Local Control, and Minor Reform -- 6 New Jersey: Scandals, Courts, and Ongoing Reform -- 7 Conclusion: Scandalous Politics -- Appendix 1: Testimony at Congressional Hearings on Child Welfare -- Appendix 2: Data Sources and Descriptive Statistics for Chapter 3 -- References -- Selected Interviews -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Summary: Little work has been done to systematically analyze how high-profile incidents of child neglect and abuse shape child welfare policymaking in the United States. In Scandalous Politics, Juliet Gainsborough presents quantitative analysis of all fifty sta.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Child Welfare and the Politics of Scandal -- 2 The Swinging Pendulum: Child Welfare Policy at the National Level -- 3 States, Scandals, and Child Welfare Policy -- 4 Florida: Scandal, Electoral Politics, and Leadership Change -- 5 Colorado: Investigative Journalism, Local Control, and Minor Reform -- 6 New Jersey: Scandals, Courts, and Ongoing Reform -- 7 Conclusion: Scandalous Politics -- Appendix 1: Testimony at Congressional Hearings on Child Welfare -- Appendix 2: Data Sources and Descriptive Statistics for Chapter 3 -- References -- Selected Interviews -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Little work has been done to systematically analyze how high-profile incidents of child neglect and abuse shape child welfare policymaking in the United States. In Scandalous Politics, Juliet Gainsborough presents quantitative analysis of all fifty sta.

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