Center on Children & Families
Recent Publications
Legal Representation of Dependent Children
[1.08MB PDF]
Juvenile Justice Handbook [884KB PDF]
The Shackling of Juvenile Offenders: The Debate in Juvenile Justice Policy
[493KB PDF]
Visit the Juvenile Justice Project Web site
Spotlight
Fulbright Scholar: Dr. Joseph Gagnon
Dr. Joseph Gagnon, Associate Professor of Special Education and Affiliate Faculty with Center on Children and Families has been selected for a 2013-2014 J. William Fulbright award to the Republic of South Africa (R.S.A.). The purpose of Dr. Gagnon’s research is to obtain a better understanding of the R.S.A. education of incarcerated youth and, ultimately, to compare and contrast the approaches taken within the R.S.A. and the U.S. It is anticipated that this understanding and analysis could lead to positive improvements in the provision of education for incarcerated youth in both countries.
For additional information or questions, contact Dr. Gagnon at jgagnon@coe.ufl.edu
News
CCF File Briefs with United States Supreme Court
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
The Center on Children and Families has filed an Amicus Brief with the United States Supreme Court. The case of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, a minor under the age of fourteen years, Birth Father, and the Cherokee Nation, No. 12-399, is set to decide two issues: whether a non-custodial parent can invoke ICWA to block an adoption voluntarily and lawfully initiated by a non-Indian parent under state law; and whether ICWA defines “parent” in 25 U.S.C. § 1903(9) to include an unwed biological father who has not complied with state law rules to attain legal status as a parent.
Click here to download the brief.
Emory Child Rights Project
“LGBTQ YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SURVEY: A Joint Project on Marriage Equality of the University of Florida Center on Children and Families and the Emory Child Rights Project” by Kathryn Brightbill, Brian W. Kaufman, Margaret Riley, and Nick Vargo
view [215Kb PDF]
Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor [225kb PDF]
Mission
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