Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Mothers, domestic violence, and child protection: an American legal perspective
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Goodmark, Leigh
Keywords:	Parenting;Child protection;Service provision
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	16 (5), May 2010
Notes:	In their article, “Mothers, Domestic Violence, and Child Protection,” Heather Douglas and Tamara Walsh explore the problematic treatment of battered mothers by the child protection system in Brisbane, Australia. Their study documents a number of troubling trends, including mother blaming for failure to protect, inappropriate removals of children from protective mothers, placement of children with fathers who had battered their partners, and the ill-advised “leaving ultimatum”—the order that a mother who has been battered leave her abusive partner to show her intention to protect her children from further exposure to violence. These trends are not unique to the Australian child protection system. Numerous commentators have documented similar issues in the child protection system in the United States—problems that, to some degree, are created and exacerbated by statutes, case law, and practice. [?2010 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15878
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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