On this week’s episode we discuss another “Family Miranda” bill becoming law, this time in Arizona; a case against caseworkers headed to verdict; and a damning statement on “Shaken Baby Syndrome.”
Christine Norbut Beyer, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, joins to discuss her state’s exit from court oversight after many years, how the system has changed since her early career as a social worker, and her thoughts on Miranda-style warnings for parents at the point of investigation.
Reading Room
Hobbs Announces 15-Year Low of Arizona Children in Foster Care, Signs New Bill
https://shorturl.at/bqsB8
Prosecuting Caseworkers for Child Fatalities, Take Two
https://bit.ly/3LmCaMA
Leaders Fear Dangerous Precedent As Homicide Case against Caseworkers Continues
https://bit.ly/3Pj7Xix
DCFS workers on trial over AJ Freund’s death won’t testify; defense rests without calling witnesses
https://bit.ly/460KERS
Appeals court agrees shaken baby syndrome is ‘junk science’ in some cases
https://bit.ly/3Ro8qT6
He’s Facing Execution For His Daughter’s Death. Now, Science Suggests It Was An Accident.
https://bit.ly/45SyZUN
Discredited Shaken Baby Science Sent This Father to Jail for 15 Years. His Ordeal Could End This Week
https://bit.ly/48wrftJ
After 15 years in Prison, Freedom for California Man After Judge Overturns Shaken Baby Conviction
https://bit.ly/3PpjJYR
Report Documents the Critical Elements of Protecting Alaska Native Children — Connections to Culture and the Environment
https://bit.ly/3PGs9v5
Rebuilding Family After Foster Care
https://shorturl.at/HQ048
Three Brothers, Three Paths Out of Foster Care
https://shorturl.at/gprA0
Florida’s Baker Act Has Seized Kids & Adults for Forced Mental Health Holds Almost 2 Million Times in Past Decade. Are Advocates Finally Forcing Change?https://shorturl.at/hvPU9
Child Welfare Challenges in The Sunshine State
https://shorturl.at/ijtI9
