COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STANDARDS AND STATE PRACTICES, V 6 - ABUSE AND NEGLECT

• NCJ Number: 40299
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 417 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-TA-99-0016
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American Justice Institute
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TWENTY-FIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSES COVER A WIDE RANGE OF JURISDICTIONAL, PROCEDURAL, AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO LAWS GOVERNING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Abstract

THIS VOLUME IS ONE OF NINE IN A SERIES OF WORKING PAPERS OF THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP STANDARDS AND GOALS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. ISSUES WITHIN EACH ANALYSIS ARE ORGANIZED BY TITLE, DESCRIPTION, SUMMARY OF MAJOR POSITIONS, SUMMARY OF STATE PRACTICES, SUMMARY OF POSITIONS RECOMMENDED BY OTHER STANDARDS GROUPS, ANALYSIS, AND TASK FORCE STANDARDS AND RATIONALE. THE FIRST PAPER IN THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES DEPENDENCY AS A BASIS FOR A FAMILY COURT'S JURISDICTION. THE NEXT TWO ANALYSES FOCUS ON WHETHER THE CONCEPT OF NEGLECT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY DEFINED; AND SECOND, WHETHER THE STATUTORY BASES FOR COURT INTERVENTION BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF PARENTAL BEHAVIOR OR SPECIFIC HARMS TO CHILDREN. ANALYSES 4 THROUGH 17 DISCUSS ALL OF THE CURRENT BASES FOR NEGLECT JURISDICTION. THE LAST 8 ANALYSES COVER EMERGENCY REMOVAL OF CHILDREN PRIOR TO ADJUDICATION, RULES OF EVIDENCE, DISPOSITIONAL ALTERNATIVES, STANDARDS OF PROOF, POST-ADJUDICATORY PROCEDURES, AND TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES SEE NCJ-40289, 40290, 40051, 40192, 40181, 40024, 40183 AND 40283. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)