INTERVENTION BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD - A REAPPRAISAL OF THE STATE'S ROLE IN CHILD NEGLECT AND ABUSE CASES

• NCJ Number: 27984
• Journal: Georgetown Law Journal Volume: 63 Issue: 4 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 887-937
• Author(s): J AREEN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 51 pages
• Corporate Author: Georgetown University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REVIEW OF STATE INTERVENTION IN CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD NEGLECT CASES WITH A VIEW TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A MODEL STATUTE THAT CONSIDERS THE INTERESTS OF THE FAMILY AND THE STATE.

Abstract

THE STATE'S ROLE OF INTERVENTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILD IS EXAMINED FROM TUDOR TIMES TO THE PRESENT CONSIDERING THE PURPOSE OF INTERVENTION, STANDARDS ESTABLISHED TO GUIDE INTERVENTION, AND DISPOSITIONS OF CHILDREN DECLARED NEGLECTED. CURRENT NEGLECT STANDARDS AND PRACTICE ARE ANALYZED. A MODEL NEGLECT STATE WITH THE THREE PRIMARY INTERESTS OF PROTECTING THE CHILD AND HIS FAMILY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE STATE, AND FAIR APPLICATION OF THE STANDARD IS DESCRIBED.