Item details: Torn apart : how the child welfare system destroys Black families--and how abolition can build a safer world - 48452248

Torn apart : how the child welfare system destroys Black families--and how abolition can build a safer world

text Torn apart : how the child welfare system destroys Black families--and how abolition can build a safer world

Roberts, Dorothy E.

Summary: "An award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and calls for radical change. Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish B... Read more

Contents: Introduction : A benevolent terror -- Destroying Black families -- "They separate children at the Harlem border, too" -- Professional kidnappers -- Rotten at the root -- Strong-armed -- The foster-industrial complex -- Family surveillance -- Carce... Read more

Format: text

Description: vii, 375 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Publisher: Basic Books 2022

Library	Location	Status
Woodmere (Main Branch)	362.7 ROB in Adult Non-fiction	Available

Library	Location	Status
TADL-WOOD	362.7 ROB in Adult Non-fiction	Available

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Child welfare Government policy United States African American families Government policy African American families Social conditions Racism in social services United States Social work with African American children Familles noires américaines Politique gouvernementale Familles noires américaines Conditions sociales Racisme dans les services sociaux États-Unis Service social aux enfants noirs américains SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology General African American families Government policy African American families Social conditions Child welfare Government policy Racism in social services Social work with African American children United States

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