Factors contributing to disproportionality in the child welfare system: Views from the legal community

Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-224

  Dettlaff, Alan J ^a   Rycraft, Joan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African american children; Child welfare; Disproportionality; Focus groups; Legal system

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954476068     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/55.3.213     Document Type: Article

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