Affirmative action review “report to the president”: implications of military affirmative action programs to current and new millennium affirmative action programs

This article reviews the Affirmative Action Review: Report to the President that was submitted to President Clinton in 1995. The Report points out the successes of equal opportunity/affirmative action initiatives in the military. The article considers the implications of the possible applicability of the military equal opportunity/affirmative action initiatives to other public and private organizations.     

The Impact of Child‐Parent Psychotherapy on Child Dependency Court Outcomes

Although parental compliance with court orders in child welfare cases is key to achieving physical parent‐child reunification and successful case closure, little research has examined how parent‐child relationship‐focused rehabilitative services uniquely influence case outcomes. This project fills this gap by investigating links between court ordering of and parental participation in Child‐Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) with court outcomes. Data were obtained from court records of 448 court‐involved parents. Hierarchical regressions revealed that greater participation in CPP led to reunification and successful case closure but not faster case closure. Courtroom professionals should consider parent‐child relationship‐based therapies as tools for achieving child welfare goals.