The Vulnerability of Child Welfare Agencies to Class-Action Suits
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10533882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore J Stein (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 636-654 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/644483 |
| OpenAlex | W1985905491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Child welfare agencies are vulnerable to class-action suits that allege that clients are being deprived of constitutional guarantees or entitlements specified in federal or state policy. This article (1) outlines the relationship between social work and the law, (2) reviews the conditions that make child welfare agencies vulnerable to suit, (3) discusses the role of the courts in institutional reform, (4) reviews the concept of class-action suits and discusses class actions filed against child care agencies, (5) describes the constitutional and statutory conditions that create vulnerability to suit, (6) considers the evidence that attorneys use to support allegations of institutional malfeasance, and (7) reviews the ways in which evidence is used by the court. Remedies sanctioned by the courts are discussed, as is the intrusiveness of remedial plans on agency administration and practice. Ways in which administrators may reduce intrusiveness are reviewed
Agency (philosophy · Class action · Computer security · Intrusiveness · Political science · Remedial education · Sociology · State (computer science · Statutory law · Vulnerability (computing · Welfare · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2006 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |