Juvenile Courts: Reforms Aim to Better Serve Maltreated Children
HEHS-99-13
Published: Jan 11, 1999. Publicly Released: Jan 11, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed states' and local agencies' efforts to improve the timeliness of judicial decisions concerning the permanent placement of foster children, focusing on: (1) the key problems in the juvenile dependency court system; and (2) state and local responses to these problems.
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Child abuseChild custodyDispute settlementsFoster childrenInteragency relationsJudicial reformJudicial remediesChild welfareLaw courtsFoster care