Poor justice: how the poor fare in the courts

The rule of engagement -- Welfare fair hearings -- Child maltreatment proceedings -- The justice of street level justice -- Courts as a catalyst for social change -- Protecting or coercing persons with mental disabilities -- Legal advocacy for the homeless -- The justice of social reform litigation...

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Main Author: Lens, Vicki (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Legal assistance to the poor > United States
Justice, Administration of > United States
Public Welfare > Law and legislation > United States
Justice, Administration of > United States
Justice, Administration of
Legal assistance to the poor
Public Welfare
USA > Armut > Justiz > Prozessrecht
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Summary:The rule of engagement -- Welfare fair hearings -- Child maltreatment proceedings -- The justice of street level justice -- Courts as a catalyst for social change -- Protecting or coercing persons with mental disabilities -- Legal advocacy for the homeless -- The justice of social reform litigation -- The Supreme Court -- Race, education and the constitution -- Criminal justice and racial profiling -- The high justice of the Supreme Court
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index
Physical Description:xix, 226 Seiten, 24 cm
ISBN:9780199355440