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The Deshaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Intervention - Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Lynne Curry
Does the Constitution protect children from violent parents? The author shows that it was the central question at issue when Melody DeShaney initially sued Wisconsin for failing to protect her battered son Joshua from her estranged husband, thus violating her son's constitutional right to due process.
176 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 1, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780700614974 |
| Publishers | University Press of Kansas |
| Pages | 176 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 213 × 13 mm · 231 g |
| Language | English |
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