DMVC Productions = Results: OPEN COURT'S ARE A SUCCESS - EXPOSING CPS CORRUPTION:
http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-28/news/31878518_1_child-welfare-open-hearings-dependency-hearings
Are foster kids helped, harmed by open hearings May 28, 2012|Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press
Excerpts from the original article my quotes are italicized in response to what was not specified.
"A California judge’s decision to open a county’s child welfare hearings earlier this year has energized a debate among advocates in other states about whether greater transparency helps or harms the young victims appearing in family court." ... nearly 20 states, including Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois, those hearings are usually open to the public"
Usually, and open are two different things; if you want accountability usually needs to be ALWAYS because:
"Proponents say transparency leads to better decisions by putting a spotlight on judges, exposes the blunders of child welfare workers and gives the public a better understanding of how the system works. ... “Confidentiality has done more to protect the system than to protect the children in the system,’’ said Michael Nash, chief presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s children’s court. He ruled in January that dependency hearings in his county will be open to the public unless there is proof the child will be harmed."
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