Judge releases Calif. teen who was held in custody to ensure she would testify at rape trial - The Washington Post:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California judge on Monday ordered the release of a 17-year-old girl who had been placed in juvenile hall last month because prosecutors feared she would flee rather than testify at the upcoming trial of a suspected rapist.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Bill would make it illegal for child to be awarded to sex offender
Bill would make it illegal for child to be awarded to sex offend - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |:
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Late last summer, a Charleston County judge awarded custody of a little girl to her father, a man investigators say had a sex assault conviction on his record.
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Late last summer, a Charleston County judge awarded custody of a little girl to her father, a man investigators say had a sex assault conviction on his record.
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Rape Victim Misses Trial, Is Put In Jail
Rape Victim Misses Trial, Is Put In Jail | Care2 Causes:
Confronting one’s alleged rapist is difficult under any circumstances, and even more difficult for the victim if she is just a teen. But should a girl be sent to juvenile detention for refusing to show up in court to testify? That’s the question surrounding a California case being debated, where law enforcement officials have detained a 17-year-old girl who has twice missed court appearances where she was needed to testify against her attacker.
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Confronting one’s alleged rapist is difficult under any circumstances, and even more difficult for the victim if she is just a teen. But should a girl be sent to juvenile detention for refusing to show up in court to testify? That’s the question surrounding a California case being debated, where law enforcement officials have detained a 17-year-old girl who has twice missed court appearances where she was needed to testify against her attacker.
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Ex-therapist sentenced to 25 years for child porn
Alva Review/Courier:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former respiratory therapist who worked around children and volunteered to advocate for them was sentenced last week to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former respiratory therapist who worked around children and volunteered to advocate for them was sentenced last week to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography.
Sixteen Arguments in Support of Shared Parenting
Sixteen Arguments in Support of Shared Parenting | Psychology Today:
What the Latest Research is Saying about the Best Interests of Children
I have long maintained that a more child-focused approach to resolving parenting disputes after separation and divorce is needed to reduce harm to children and ensure their well-being. Usually, when parents cannot agree on parenting matters, they take their case to a judge for a resolution. The court then applies a "best interests of the child" standard in its decision-making in regard to kids’ future living arrangements. The problem is, however, that this standard is extremely vague and indeterminate, based on projective speculation about which parent might in future be the “better” parent, and thus subject to judicial bias and error. Judges not trained in child development and family dynamics are given unfettered discretion, and this results in unpredictable outcomes based on idiosyncratic biases and subjective value judgments.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Child Welfare Funding Opportunities:Title IV-E and Medicaid
C h i l d We l f a r e F u n d i n g O p p o r t u n i t i e s : T i t l e I V - E a n d M e d i c a i d
Federal funds partially offset state and local funding for child welfare. These
child welfare investments have long been plagued by a diminishing share of
federal government funding. Federally funded child welfare programs include
the Title IV-B block grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for the first year of foster care and other
emergency services, Supplemental Security Income for room and board for
disabled children, and the open ended Title IV-E (IV-E) entitlement program for
children from low-income families requiring foster care or subsidized
adoptions. Since 1980, IV-E has reimbursed states for a portion of the cost to
keep eligible children in out-of-home care. Over the course of the program, IVE foster care eligibility has dropped from about 70 percent in the mid-1980s
to less than 50 percent today, largely due to ridged eligibility requirements. For
example, the IV-E family income requirement is still based on the federal
poverty level from 1995.
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Federal funds partially offset state and local funding for child welfare. These
child welfare investments have long been plagued by a diminishing share of
federal government funding. Federally funded child welfare programs include
the Title IV-B block grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for the first year of foster care and other
emergency services, Supplemental Security Income for room and board for
disabled children, and the open ended Title IV-E (IV-E) entitlement program for
children from low-income families requiring foster care or subsidized
adoptions. Since 1980, IV-E has reimbursed states for a portion of the cost to
keep eligible children in out-of-home care. Over the course of the program, IVE foster care eligibility has dropped from about 70 percent in the mid-1980s
to less than 50 percent today, largely due to ridged eligibility requirements. For
example, the IV-E family income requirement is still based on the federal
poverty level from 1995.
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Redress Committee to Hold Press Conference Tuesday, April 17th at 12:00 Noon
STOP! Judicial Child Abuse: Redress Committee to Hold Press Conference on Tuesday, April 17th at 12:00 Noon:
STOP! Judicial Child Abuse (judicialchildabuse.com) has learned that the N.H. Redress of Grievance Committee will hold a press conference in the Legislative Office Building tomorrow, Tues. 4/17 at 12:00 Noon.
The Redress Committee has recently come under scrutiny by the office of the Attorney General for inquiries it has made to the State's Division of Youth Children & Families (DCYF) regarding petitioners' allegations of DCYF misconduct.
Members of the Committee will be available for questions immediately afterwards
STOP! Judicial Child Abuse (judicialchildabuse.com) has learned that the N.H. Redress of Grievance Committee will hold a press conference in the Legislative Office Building tomorrow, Tues. 4/17 at 12:00 Noon.
The Redress Committee has recently come under scrutiny by the office of the Attorney General for inquiries it has made to the State's Division of Youth Children & Families (DCYF) regarding petitioners' allegations of DCYF misconduct.
Members of the Committee will be available for questions immediately afterwards
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