THE MISSING CHILD IN CHILD PROTECTION: THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF CHILD MALTREATMENT FROM MEYER TO DESHANEY

CROSBY-CURRIE,CATHERINE;REPPUCCI, N. DICKON

LAW AND POLICY, n.º 2/1999, pág. 129

1. Introduction. 2. The legal context of childprotection. a) Early historical context. b) The creation ofthe current legal context. a) Fundamental parental right:Meyer and Pierce. b) The state's interests in the protectionof children: Prince v Massachusetts. c) Conclusion. 3.Deshaney as exemplar. a) Introduction. b) Deshaney vWinnebago county department of social services. a) Theopinion of the court. b) Criticisms of the majority opinion.c) Razor's edge between parental right and the state'saffirmative duty. 4. Returning the child to the childprotection equation. a) Introduction. b) Entitlements andprocedural due process. 5. Conclusion.