A Quiet Revolution: How Judicial Discipline Essentially Eliminated Foster Care and Nearly Went Unnoticed.

Authors

Melissa Carter
Christopher ChurchFollow
Vivek Sankaran, University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

This Article argues that juvenile court judges can safely reduce the number of children entering foster care by faithfully and rigorously applying the law. Judges often fail to perform this core functon when a state child welfare agency separates a child from their family. Judges must perform their role as impartial gatekeeper despite the temptation to be "omnipotent moral busybodies".

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Recommended Citation

Carter, Melissa, Cristopher Church, and Vivek Sankaran. "A Quiet Revolution: How Judicial Discipline Essentially Eliminated Foster Care and Nearly Went Unnoticed." Columbia Journal of Race and Law 12, no. 1 (2022).