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Children and the Law, Doctrine, Policy, and Practice

8th Edition
Douglas E. Abrams | Sacha M. Coupet | Susan V. Mangold | Jyoti Nanda | Jonathan Todres
ISBN: 9798887865355
Subject: Children And The Law
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 1251
Copyright: 2024 | Status: Accepting Pre-Orders

This popular casebook contains new cases and materials that capture changes in child advocacy and juvenile justice. The book continues its interdisciplinary emphasis, practical approach, and in-depth coverage of lawyering, the parent-child relationship, child abuse and neglect, foster care, adoption, and juvenile delinquency, as well as the regulation of children’s conduct, financial relationships, and medical decision-making. The breadth of coverage enables flexible approaches to the course. The new edition connects foundational law and concepts with contemporary issues (e.g., social media) and recent relevant Supreme Court case law. It expands the international law discussion, providing important comparative perspectives that encourage students to reflect on US law and practice. It also builds out the materials on children’s agency and child development science, as well as providing additional coverage on the changing landscape of sentencing in delinquency law including restorative justice approaches. Notes and Problems (including ones drawn from the national headlines) orient students and provide background for vibrant classroom discussion. A comprehensive, up-to-date teacher’s manual accompanies the book, and the authors will continue to share their thoughts with professors about its most effective classroom use to prepare the next generation of children’s lawyers.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 07/10/2024
Related Subject(s): Family Law, Juvenile Justice

Douglas E. Abrams, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law

Sacha M. Coupet, Loyola University-Chicago School of Law

Susan V. Mangold, State University of New York - Buffalo School of Law

Jyoti Nanda, Golden Gate University College of Law

Jonathan Todres, Georgia State University College of Law

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