Description |
xvi, 197 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Modern applications of social work |
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Modern applications of social work.
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Contents |
1. The Role of the Courts in Formulating Social Policy -- 2. The Right to Shelter and Emergency Assistance -- 3. Income Maintenance Litigation -- 4. Public Child Welfare -- 5. Mental Health Services -- 6. Evictions -- 7. Voting Rights -- 8. Education -- 9. Free Speech and Begging -- 10. Loitering and Sleeping in Public -- 11. Homeless Arrest Campaigns -- 12. The Limitations of Judicial Advocacy |
Summary |
Stoner's new book examines the collaboration between the human services and legal professions, as both deal with the complex and interrelated problems of homeless people. In surveying numerous class action lawsuits tried on behalf of the homeless, the author takes up such client-centered issues as rights to housing, minimum standards of health and welfare, education, family preservation, education, and voting. Her book will assist practitioners in their advocacy on behalf of homeless clients, while serving as a text for courses in social policy formulation and implementation |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Homeless persons -- Civil rights -- United States.
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Homeless persons -- Government policy -- United States.
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Homeless persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Social work with the homeless -- United States.
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LC no. |
94049386 |
ISBN |
0202305139 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0202305147 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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