If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now: The Business of Foster CareEmerich ThomaABSTRACT: Current trends in the provision of child protection services are examined. Federal fiscal incentives favoring child removal and foster care placement over the provision of services are reviewed. Efforts at reform are likely to remain unsuccessful so long as existing bureaucratic and fiscal structures are maintained.
Introduction
About the Author:
Emerich Thoma is a security consultant and free lance writer. He has devoted the
last four years to researching issues related to child welfare. He resides in
Virginia with his wife and two children, and can be reached at P.O. Box 366,
Lacey Spring, VA 22852. |
