FRAGMENTED COURTS AND CHILD PROTECTION CASES |
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| Authors: | Judith D Moran |
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| Institution: | Judith D. Moran is the former assistant director of the Office of Public Policy and Client Advocacy, the Children's Aid society. She received a BSN in 1968 from Georgetown University an MA in 1981 from University of North Florida, and a JD in 1995 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. |
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| Abstract: | This article discusses the proposed implementation of a model court project that can serve as an alternative approach to adjudicating child abuse and neglect cases. The model project allows criminal child abuse cases to be processed with related civil proceeding in one court before one judge. This integrated approach can ensure more efficient case processing, more informed judicial decision making, and more effective delivery of services to children and families. |
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