Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Advisor
Morris, Teresa
Second Advisor
Richter, Sally
Third Advisor
McCaslin, Rosemary
Abstract
The focus of the study was the disproportionate number of African American children in the foster care system. The hypothesis stated that drug and alcohol use, and differential sentencing of incarcerated parents have lead to African American children being removed from their families more often than others. These factors also reduced the likelihood of these children returning to their families, thus keeping them in the foster care system longer than any other group of children.
Recommended Citation
Montgomery, LaMonica Shalice, "Contributing factors to the over representation of African American children in the foster care system" (2009). Theses Digitization Project. 3618.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3618
