When policy meets practice: The untested effects of permanency reforms in child welfare

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-52

  D'Andrade, Amy ^a   Berrick, Jill Duerr ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent planning; Permanency; Reunification exception

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645793342     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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