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Child abuse versus neglect / poverty could be differentiated / treated differently

By Hicbd
Wed Mar 10 2021 8:55 am

"In interviews, dozens of lawyers working on these cases say the removals punish parents who have few resources. Their clients are predominantly poor black and Hispanic women, they say, and the criminalization of their parenting choices has led some to nickname the practice: Jane Crow."

URL:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/nyregion/foster-care-nyc-jane-crow.html
https://nfyi.org/the-new-jane-crow-in-the-foster-care-system-separates-children-from-their-poor-mothers/
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-we-lose-when-we-conflate-child-abuse-and-neglect

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Categories:
Foster Care Parenting Programs Child Welfare / Protection U.S. Poverty U.S. Discrimination / Racism U.S. Policing / Law Enforcement U.S. State Government U.S. Local Government

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