Improving Implementation of the Federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

Edwards, Leonard P.

doi:10.1111/j.1755-6988.1994.tb01469.x

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“…Without state implementing legislation, there was simply not enough legislation to insure the issues would be litigated properly. 28 Analysts also pointed to other problems including persistent disagreement with the goal of family pre~ervation,2~ lack of judicial knowledge about the requirements of law,30 and lack of training.31 A national study found that although states' child welfare services did change after the 1980 Act's passage, the amount of change varied from state to state. Variation in states' prevention efforts related to the extent to which the key officials agreed with the underlying values of the law and with the level of political support from citizen groups that lobbied them for services.32 At the same time, the 1980 Act made no provision for training.…”

Section: P%e Legacy Of the 1980 Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

A COMMENT. The road to court improvement in child protection cases

Yewell

Williamson

Cornwall

et al. 1998

Juvenile Family Court J

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Judges are the key to court reform in child protection proceedings but legislative mandates cannot guarantee the requisite level of judicial commitment. Lack of full implementation of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 demonstrates that rather than rely on statutory language, court reformers ought to increase judicial understanding of the provisions of federal law through initiatives such as cross‐training. From December 1996 to June 1998, Kentucky's Court Improvement Project delivered 11 regional cross‐training sessions to more than 550 judges, attorneys, social service personnel and other child advocates. Based on a statewide survey, cross‐training increased significantly awareness of federal child protection objectives among the state's judges. Awareness of a policy among those expected to implement it is the first step toward implementation.

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Section: P%e Legacy Of the 1980 Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

A COMMENT. The road to court improvement in child protection cases

Yewell

Williamson

Cornwall

et al. 1998

Juvenile Family Court J

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“…5 Abuse and neglect cases are also handled differently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, courtroom to courtroom. 6 In some communities, courts adhere to all requirements of the law, monitor carefully the service plans they have approved for all children, and insist on the accomplishment of timely plans to ensure permanent placements of abused and neglected children. In other communities, judges contribute little more than a rubber stamp for whatever action the child welfare agency takes on behalf of abused and neglected children.…”

Section: Shaping the Juvenile Courtmentioning

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The Nature of the Court Today

Rubin¹

1996

The Future of Children

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This article surveys the current landscape of the juvenile court. The original concept of this court, when implemented by state legislatures, took different organizational forms. The length of judges' assignments to this court varies as does the extent of their specialization. These courts differ from one another in numerous ways such as the minimum and maximum ages of their delinquency jurisdictions, the types of cases they are authorized to hear in addition to delinquency and child abuse and neglect, the extent to which referees or quasi-judicial hearing officers hear cases, whether or not the juvenile probation department is administered by the court, and the individual practices that constitute particular court cultures. Today change in one form or another is common to all juvenile courts as this institution adapts to contend with the delinquent behavior of young people and with the failures of adults responsible for the well-being of their children.

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“…To make these decisions and perform an ongoing monitoring role, the court is required to hold periodic hearings. 76 These statutory changes greatly increased the workload of the court in each child abuse and neglect case it handled. 77 Although courts have always worked with child welfare agencies in handling these cases, the oversight responsibilities given to the court complicated that relationship with regard to the legal requirements and the day-to-day operations of both entities.…”

Section: Child Abuse and Neglect Casesmentioning

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“…85 Likewise, in many instances, juvenile courts have been ineffective in their role as monitors of the social service agencies' delivery of services to families, because of both lack of understanding of the law and disagreement with its principles. 76 The juvenile court is not alone in struggling to meet national goals of protecting children and ensuring safe and permanent homes for them in a timely manner. Other public and private agencies are working hard to find better ways to serve abused and neglected children and their families.…”

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The Juvenile Court: Analysis and Recommendations

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Ls³

et al. 1996

The Future of Children

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The Juvenile Court: Analysis and Recommendations "I n counties having over 500,000 population, the judges of the circuit court shall, at such times as they shall determine, designate one or more of their number, whose duty it shall be to hear all cases coming under this act. A special court room to be designated as the juvenile court room, shall be provided for the hearing of such cases, and the findings of the court shall be entered in a book or books, to be kept for that purpose, and known as the 'Juvenile Record,' and the court may for convenience be called the 'Juvenile Court.'" 1

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Improving Implementation of the Federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980

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A COMMENT. The road to court improvement in child protection cases

A COMMENT. The road to court improvement in child protection cases

The Nature of the Court Today

The Juvenile Court: Analysis and Recommendations

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