Nancy E. Walker & Catherine M. Brooks 
Children′s Rights in the United States 
In Search of a National Policy

The authors of this volume provide discussion on vital issues related to the rights of children in the United States, including: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; the differing views on children′s rights and competencies; and the rights of children within the family, the social service system, the health care system, the educational system, the juvenile justice system and in employment.

Tabela de Conteúdo

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS

Children Are Persons… Or Are They? An Introduction to the Issues

From Property to Personhood

An Historical and Contextual Perspective on the Rights of Children

Getting It Right

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Differing Views

Perspectives on Children′s Rights and Competencies

PART TWO: A PATCHWORK OF POLICIES

There′s No Place Like Home

The Rights of Children within the Family

When Parents Are Not Enough

The Rights of Children in the Social Service System

Being Patient with Patients

The Rights of Children in the Health Care System

Lessons Learned

The Rights of Children in the Educational System

On Guilt and
Gault

The Rights of Children in the Juvenile Justice System

Working It Out

The Rights of Children in Employment

Concluding Comments

Children
Are Persons!