Kids Raised by the Government

by Gideon Fishman and Ira M. Schwartz

Book Overview

The child welfare system is broken, and no one seems to know how to fix it. Except for the increasing number of scandals in the news, the public knows little about the system, which is hidden from public scrutiny, allegedly to protect children. Meanwhile, the number of children being propelled into the welfare system is increasing at an alarming rate, and more than 25 state child welfare systems are being sued in federal court for abusive and neglectful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275962644
• ISBN13: 9780275962647
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"