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Children′s Rights in the United States: In Search of a National Policy
Author(s): Nancy E. Walker (Author), Catherine M. Brooks (Author), Lawrence S. Wrightsman (Author)
- Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Publication Date: 27 Oct. 1998
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 0803951035
- ISBN-13: 9780803951037
Book Description
The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children′s rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile justice system and in employment.
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About the Author
Nancy Walker Perry, Catherine M. Brooks, both at Creighton University and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, University of Kansas, Lawrence
