Who Represents the Interests of the Child in Court?

• NCJ Number: 126528
• Journal: Child Welfare Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Dated: (November/December 1990) Pages: 537-549
• Author(s): J Poertner; A Press
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Representation of children in judicial proceedings is a matter of public policy, but it is not funded. Court-appointed special advocates (CASA) are a low-cost way of providing this representation.

Abstract

The study reported here compares a CASA program to a staff attorney model, and reveals CASA's assets. 6 tables and 3 references (Publisher abstract)