States with punitive justice systems have higher rates of foster care, study finds

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 13:10 in Psychology & Sociology

The number of children in foster care across the country is driven not solely by child abuse and neglect, but by states’ varying politics and approaches to social problems, a new study finds.

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