Number	22457
Subject	Family Courts
Source	City Pages (Minneapolis)
State	MN
Year	2005
Publication Date	12/21/05
Summary	This investigation examined how well juvenile courts handle child protection matters and how the children, whose plight has just recently become a matter of public record, are faring. The investigation found that the reform intended to strengthen the state's child protection system has dramatically increased the rate at which children are being taken from their parents ---permanently. The law was intended to fast-track cases, but it does not allow the time or provide the services families need to address the matters that landed them in court to begin with.
Category	Computer-Assisted Reporting
Pages	14
Keywords	child abuse;child court;foster care;sunshine law;open records;social services
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