Product Description: This book is a compilation of seminal articles on poverty and welfare in the United States that would work well as reading for graduate level courses in welfare, poverty, and evaluation. Articles from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management - considered to be one of the leading forums for the exploration of poverty and welfare - presented in a single volume Presents high-quality research, performed over many years by a wide range of individuals and organizations Includes articles on poverty measurement, concentrated poverty, the relative merits of voluntary versus mandatory welfare-to-work policies, welfare dependency, and the impact of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program...read more

Product Description: Since their historic high in 1994, welfare caseloads in the United States have dropped an astounding 59 percent--more than 5 million fewer families receive welfare. Family and Child Well-Being after Welfare Reform, now in paperback, explores how low-income children and their families are faring in the wake of welfare reform...read more

Product Description: There are few changes in social policy that have been so radical and so contentious as those made to the US welfare system in the 1990s. The reforms abolished the idea of a 'right' to welfare. Claimants were to be steered firmly into the workforce, with strict time limits for those claiming benefits--no more than two years at a stretch, and no more than five years in a lifetime...read more

Product Description: This book analyzes the research on the effectiveness of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Interprets National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data to profile those having difficulty making the transition from adolescence to adulthood, offering an analysis of youth development programs both in and outside of the classroom. (view table of contents)

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Advises how to identify the telltale signs of child abuse and what actions to take, explaining the procedures endorsed by district attorneys and prosecutors

Product Description: This book, a conference volume compiled by scholars and federal offices, examines family violence and the quality of research contributed to the field thus far.

Product Description: Across the nation, there is a growing recognition that law enforcement agencies must play a crucial role in protecting abused and neglected children. Developed through a consensus-building process involving a nationwide group of law enforcement and child protective experts, the authors describes law enforcement agencies--in cooperation with child protective services--can channel their efforts within community-wide child protective efforts...read more

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Product Description: Children with learning disabilities often find the passage from youth to adulthood painful and perplexing. These children require understanding, knowledge, and skilled intervention to facilitate the growing process. Dane's text helps social workers, as well as administrators, educators, and parents, respond creatively and effectively to those needs...read more