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States which have harsher incarceration and less generous welfare policies tend to place more children in foster care.

Edwards, Frank (2016) States which have harsher incarceration and less generous welfare policies tend to place more children in foster care. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (05 Oct 2016). Website.

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Abstract

Across the Unites States, the number of children taken into foster care every year varies greatly. In new research, Frank Edwards take a close look at how this number is influenced by states’ criminal justice, welfare, and child protection regimes. He finds that states with more punitive criminal justice systems are likely to put 4.9 children per 1,000 into foster care annually. States with generous welfare programs, on the other hand, are likely to put only 3.7 per 1,000 into foster care every year.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2016 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science © CC BY-NC 3.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2016 09:56
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 20:22
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68420

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