Human services and law. (Legal Notes).

From: Policy & Practice of Public Human Services | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: Pollack, Daniel | Copyright information

We look to the courts a lot these days. It seems that not a single day goes by when courts are not featured on the national newscast. By habit--and, one hopes, still with awe--we cling to courts as a last refuge for justice. Perhaps we grasp too tightly. Courts cannot solve our problems for us. Most often, they mediate interpretations of our own indecisiveness.

This is especially true regarding human services. We turn to courts to deal with one social problem after anoth...

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