Child Advocacy category: 107 books

A short fiction novel with a mysterious twist. Cal is a normal Camden woman, who is in her twenties and has not long qualified as a lawyer. Her first client, Chloe, lands Cal and her best friend, Emma, in great danger. All Chloe longs for is Custody over her baby son. Emma is a detective and her skills...

This work attempts to explain changes in the legal conception of adolescence as a stage of life and as a transition to adulthood. The intended audience includes lawyers and others—such as parents, professionals, and kids—puzzled by trends labeled "children's liberation" and "the...

This innovative text examines contemporary issues in youth justice in the light of the sweeping reforms introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill 1999. It brings together current debates in both the practice and theory of youth justice intervention...

Adoption and Gay rights issue. Do gay couples have capacity for adopting children?

260 pages, 194 images, 17 contributors Sexual assault responders working among, or associated with, assault survivors in assisted living homes, academic institutions, correctional facilities, and more will benefit from an uncommonly focused and precise study of the populations they serve. With chapters...

558 pages, 204 images, 97 contributors For the safety of survivors, and in support of their professional caretakers, Sexual Assault Quick Reference offers comprehensive, accessible guidelines for responding to sexual assault, wherever it occurs. The revised second edition of Sexual Assault Quick Reference...

236 pages, 666 images, 21 contributors In cases of sexual assault, it is important that investigators and care providers be able to respond quickly and appropriately in examining survivors, not only to ensure their health and safety but also to preserve any physical evidence left by the perpetrator....

232 pages, 555 images, 25 contributors While examining suspected sexual assault survivors, it is important that investigators be able to accurately assess not only for those findings indicative of assault but also for normal or otherwise nonassaultive findings. The difference between normal and assaultive...

Offering a positive formulation of the moral practices that are basic to the civic institution of childhood, citizenship, and social justice, Civic Capitalism expands the economist's concept of human capital to include health, education, and other social transfers that enrich civic capital formation....

Widespread Internet use and evolving privacy concerns compromise the legal rights of teenagers. While smart phones, social networking, and online music downloading pose new legal complications for teens and their parents to navigate, the Supreme Court has grappled with rights concerning every aspect...

Do sex offender laws protect children, or are they inherently unfair practices that, at their worst, promote vigilante justice? The latter, this book argues. By analyzing the social, political, historical, and cultural context surrounding the emergence of current sex offender policies and laws, the...

Changing Lives: Lawyers Fighting for Children demonstrates the critical role that attorneys play in changing the life courses of our most at-risk children. Without legal representation, the children profiled in this book likely would have gone down a path that was detrimental to their safety, their well-being, and ultimately their ability to grow into happy and successful adults.

Questo è un libro tecnico, un manuale operativo, scritto da un avvocato familista con oltre vent'anni di esperienza per tutti i giuristi che devono gestire, nella loro pratica quotidiana, un problema di diritto di famiglia. In questo ebook, destinato appunto ai professionisti del diritto,...

The future is digital, centered on the Internet. Today's children must fully embrace the capabilities offered by the many technologies and services available on the Internet. But in doing so, children become exposed to significant risks. So parents, schools, organizations, and lawyers must understand...