Who Best Represents the Interests of the Chhid in Court?

Representation of children in judicial proceedings is a matter of public policy, but it is not funded. Court-appointed special advocates (CASA) are a low-cost way of providing this representation. The study reported here compares a CASA program to a staff attorney model, and reveals CASA's asse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child welfare 1990-11, Vol.69 (6), p.537-549
Hauptverfasser: POERTNER, JOHN, PRESS, ALLAN
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Representation of children in judicial proceedings is a matter of public policy, but it is not funded. Court-appointed special advocates (CASA) are a low-cost way of providing this representation. The study reported here compares a CASA program to a staff attorney model, and reveals CASA's assets.
ISSN:0009-4021