By Month: October 2008
Overhaul of Connecticut child welfare agency suggested
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut’s child welfare agency came under fire Monday from two critics who claim years of reorganizational plans haven’t worked and children are not receiving the best care possible.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal suggested to state lawmakers that the Department of Children and Families needs to be partially broken up and the management completely overhauled.
California’s Low Payments to Foster Parents Violate Federal Child Welfare Act, Judge Rules
Payments fall below the amount needed to generate matching funds. State is ordered to determine the cost of care.
California’s payments to foster parents are so low that the state is in violation of the federal Child Welfare Act, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday.
Ruling in favor of three groups of foster caregivers who brought suit against the state, U.S. District Judge William Alsup noted the state’s compensation rate has fallen to as little as 60% of the costs the state is obliged to cover to be eligible for federal matching funds.
View the original article on the Los Angeles Times website.
Justice Department study dispels myths about girls’ delinquency, prevention programs needed
The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) today released a research bulletin, Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls, which reports that despite the rise in female juvenile crime, violence among female youth has not increased.
Following a sharp increase in arrests among female juveniles in the 1990s, OJJDP convened the Girls Study Group (GSG) to gain a better understanding of girls’ delinquency and guide policy toward female juvenile offenders. While the majority of delinquent offenders are boys, little research exists on female juvenile delinquency. This first bulletin, part of a forthcoming series, summarizes findings from a comprehensive research project into girls’ delinquent behavior.
