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Davidson, Howard A. – Child and Youth Care Administrator, 1995
Children's ombudsmen's work in other countries suggests that a strong, independent, government child advocacy agency can provide an important alternative to overloaded courts and social service agencies. Ombudsmen's programs located within each state government are seen as essential to providing timely, realistic protection for children. (ET)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Gladstone, William – Child and Youth Care Administrator, 1995
A former juvenile and family court judge reflects on experiences with juvenile issues, calling for critical changes in juvenile case handling. Advocates many changes for juvenile and family courts of the future, such as a new type of due process for children and the abolishment of labels such as "delinquent," runaway," or…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Children
Parsons, Jon R. – Child and Youth Care Administrator, 1995
Presents the concept of advocacy in the trenches, wherein residential care staff intercede with and for dysfunctional families, dysfunctional children, and the bureaucracy. This advocacy emphasizes individualized treatment and case-by-case networking, focusing not on broad causes but on what is in the best interest of each child. (ET)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Bureaucracy, Child Advocacy
