The Missing Child in Child Protection
The Constitutional Context of Child Maltreatment From Meyer to DeShaney
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6089864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Crosby‐currie, Catherine Ann Crosby-Currie (St. Lawrence University), N Dickon Reppucci (University of Virginia) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-159 |
| Publication date | 1999-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9930.00069 |
| OpenAlex | W2010670849 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper employs DeShaney v Winnebago County (1989) as an illustration of how the law has lost sight of the interests of children in cases of child maltreatment. The historical constitutional context of child maltreatment – balancing state’s interests and parental rights – is discussed. The opinions in DeShaney and two of the major criticisms of the majority’s opinion – the action versus inaction dichotomy and the restrictive interpretation of the special relationship doctrine – are then considered. Legislatively created entitlements to protection are suggested as an avenue of relief for injured children which also necessitates a focus on the rights and interests of children
Action (physics · Best interests · Child protection · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Doctrine · Interpretation (philosophy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · History · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Law · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |