Children's Rights in the United States: In Search of a National Policy

by Catherine M. Brooks, Nancy E. Walker, Lawrence S. Wrightsman

Book Overview

The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children′s rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803951043
• ISBN13: 9780803951044
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"