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_aRoberts, Dorothy _9855134 |
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| 245 | _aTorn apart: How the child welfare system destroys black families-and how abolition can build a safer world | ||
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_aNew York _bBasic books _c2022 |
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_a375 p. _bIncludes bibliographical reference and index |
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| 520 | _aMany believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families. Drawing on decades of research, legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals that the child welfare system is better understood as a “family policing system” that collaborates with law enforcement and prisons to oppress Black communities. | ||
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