Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare. (nonfiction reviews).(Brief Article)

From: Black Issues Book Review | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information 
Shattered Bonds-The Color of Child Welfare 
by Dorothy Roberts 
Perseus Books, December 2001, $26.00 
ISBN 0-465-07058-2

Using a somewhat clinical approach, Shattered Bonds documents why the child welfare system in America is in serious trouble. That being said, perhaps the most tragic victims are African-American and minority children, who, for whatever reason, seem to fall through the cracks of a system ostensibly designed for their protection. This sad but recurring story is the basis of a new book by Harvard- and Yale-trained educator Dorothy Roberts.

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