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Curry, Lynne.

DeShaney case : child abuse, family rights, and the dilemma of state intervention child abuse, family rights, and the dilemma of state intervention / Lynne Curry. - Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 2007. - xii, 164 pages ; 22 cm. - Landmark law cases & American society . - Landmark law cases & American society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Joshua's story -- Child protection in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The crime of child abuse -- DeShaney v. Winnebago County in the lower courts -- DeShaney v. Winnebago County in the U.S. Supreme Court -- "Poor Joshua!" DeShaney v. Winnebago County in the court of public opinion.

ISBN: 0700614974 9780700614974

LCCN: 2006034359

Subjects--Personal Names:
DeShaney, Melody--Trials, litigation, etc.
DeShaney, Joshua, 1979-
DeShaney, Joshua, 1979-
DeShaney, Melody.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Winnebago County (Wis.). Department of Social Services --Trials, litigation, etc.
Winnebago County (Wis.). Department of Social Services.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.
Due process of law--United States.
Child abuse--Law and legislation.
Due process of law.
Trials.
Violence enfers les enfants--Droit--Etats-unis
Procès équitables--Etats-Unis

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
Violence envers les enfants--Droit--Etats-Unis

LC Class. No.: KF228 / .D4

Dewey Class. No.: 345.73/025554