Children, Parents, and the Law (2ND 06 - Old Edition)

This text retains the features that earned it success in its First Edition. It offers:

- problem exercises throughout, varying in complexity from short and simple to longer and more involved

- an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates information from related social sciences, such as psychology and sociology

- a balanced perspective and coverage of issues, with no perceptible bias (liberal or conservative) in tone or selection of topics

- ample coverage of juvenile courts, making it an ideal choice for Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Court courses as well as courses that center on parents' and children's rights and obligations

- a concise, manageable length at fewer than 900 pages

- logical organization and clear structure, catering to a wide variety of teaching styles

- a comprehensive Teacher's Manual, available in print and online

The Second Edition has been carefully updated with great new material on:

- control over and funding of education, including school vouchers and Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

- minors' First Amendment rights and reproductive decision making

- juvenile delinquency, including Roper v. Simmons on the death penalty, the MacArthur Juvenile Adjudicative Competence Study, and their implications for juvenile delinquency law and practice

- additional Supreme Court cases focusing on school searches (Board of Education v. Earls) and the new cases on the interrogation of minors (Yarborough v. Alvarado)

- child welfare, including:

i. additional coverage of domestic violence, including Nicholson v. Williams and its aftermath

ii. new cases on emergency removals

iii. cases considering the constitutionality of the AFSAtermination of parental rights grounds; and commentary and materials on the impact of the AFSA changes

iv. greater focus on teens aging out of foster care

- heresay and cases applying it to child abuse investigations, including the Supreme Court's opinion in Crawford v. Washington

This book is intended to be used in coursework in children, parents, and the state or for a class in juvenile courts. It also is intended to introduce students to the importance, legal and human complexity, and the sophistication of the law as it relates to children, parents, the state, and to the theory and practice of American juvenile courts. In this volume, Harris and Teitelbaum extensively discuss juvenile court jurisdiction and procedure in delinquency, status offense, and child protection. The casebook also provides a detailed consideration of the constitutional and other principles on public and private authority for decisions affecting the education and care of young people. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)