Young children and infants are especially vulnerable to serious injury in auto collisions because so few of them are protected by restraints or because legally required restraint devices are improperly used. Seat belt use laws tend to exclude children and child restraint legislation which exists includes gaps and shortcomings that limit its…

Discusses how working definitions of wetlands vary in different statutes and the controversy this has created. Focuses on these definition differences in relationship to federal, state and local government control of environmental protection and development decisions. (MCO)

The manner in which a particular ungovernable child case (Child in Need of Supervision) came to be added to the formal legislative agenda is examined via the issue creation and agenda building model as proposed by Cobb and Elder (1982). Background case information and historical analysis of the Child in Need of Supervision matter is provided for…

The 1983 Federal fiscal year is a year of transition from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (JTPA). Unlike CETA, which included public service employment provisions, the entire thrust of JTPA is on training for unsubsidized employment. The purpose of the new law is to prepare youth and…

Summarizes the situation in Greece regarding legislation and government support for adult education. (SR)

Discusses legislation that mandates clear writing in warranties. Also discusses conflicting legislation that encourages unclear writing. (Author/CH)

The author answers seven commonly asked questions regarding the provision of early childhood-exceptional educational need (EC-EEN) programing for children under the age of 6 as required by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and Chapter 115 of the Wisconsin Statutes. (SBH)

Discusses legal and legislative decisions, Department of Education mandates, and other events that are relevant to race and sex desegregation throughout the nation. Briefly updates desegregation news from 36 states and the District of Columbia. (MK)

Discusses the issues faced by Congress concerning the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Considers Alan Simpson's and Edward Kennedy's positions on restructuring the immigration policy to include more independent immigrants. Discusses the backlogs caused by the family preference system, particularly the preference for brothers and sisters of U.S.…

Considers the necessity for family scientists to review and evaluate public policies and legislation relevant to the family. Suggests that framework for statutory analysis may aid this task and presents an example of a statutory analysis of adolescent pregnancy legislation using such a framework. Discusses the usefulness of statutory analysis for…

Explores social work profession's efforts in achieving legal regulation. Claims there is widespread success in these efforts, but there is variance in terms of the level of legal regulation as reflected in the level of educational or practice attainment required and levels of protection provided. Examines interdisciplinary collaboration in this…

The Local Government Training Act in South Africa sets policy for creation, development, and maintenance of suitable training for the diverse functions of local government. The past exclusion of blacks from government positions means that training of municipal workers is a critical need. (SK)

Offers historical overview of "criminal sexual psychopath" legislation, which customarily prescribes confinement for treatment (rather than incarceration for punishment) for offenders whose sex crimes are attributed to sexual psychopathology. Discusses desire of American Bar Association and Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry to…

Second article in two-part series on date and acquaintance rape examines modern reforms in rape laws and alternatives to criminal prosecution. Explains the Rape Shield Law, designed to prevent victim's sexual history from being used against her to prove promiscuity, tendency to lie, or low moral character. Other common statutory revisions are…

Discusses the law concerning the testing of job applicants for substance abuse, pointing out differences between private and public employers and union and nonunion organizations. Concludes that the law is still not settled in this area. (CH)