Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Sex Trafficking of Minors: Associations with Gender, Race, and U.S. Region

Abstract This article aims to contribute to the growing scholarly literature on the implementation of shariʿa-based family law codes by describing and analyzing the gender implications of religiously inspired judicial activism in relation to judicial divorce through khulʿ. The article highlights two functions played by family court judges and other legal professionals. First, I argue that Egyptian family court judges and other court personnel, such as court experts and court-appointed arbiters from al-Azhar, enjoy considerable discretion in interpreting and implementing the personal status codes. Second, the article argues that legal professionals sometimes use the court and other legal spaces as a platform to articulate alternative visions of family and marriage, as well as to voice anxieties over a perceived increase in female-initiated divorce. The article situates these contradictory practices against the background of the contestation of early twenty-first-century reforms, which challenged male authority in the family, in particular the 2000 law of judicial khulʿ.

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DERECHO DE LOS NIÑOS Y LAS NIÑAS A SER OÍDOS EN LOS TRIBUNALES DE FAMILIA CHILENOS: LA AUDIENCIA CONFIDENCIAL

Revista Latinoamericana de Derechos Humanos ◽

10.15359/rldh.26-2.3 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elena Salum Alvarado ◽

Sara Salum Alvarado ◽

Ricardo Saavedra Alvarado

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

La Niña ◽

Best Interests ◽

Family Court ◽

Family Courts ◽

La Nina ◽

Guiding Principles ◽

The Right ◽

Family Court Judges ◽

Legal Sociology

Este trabajo pretende conocer la opinión que los jueces de familia poseen sobre el derecho a ser oído delos niños y las niñas (0 a 14 años) y la importancia que estos le otorgan como uno de los componentesdel interés superior del niño y la niña. El estudio –de carácter cualitativo– se inserta en la sociologíajurídica empírica. Para este efecto, se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a jueces de familia, lascuales se enfocaron en los procesos de los Tribunales de Familia, específicamente en la figura de laaudiencia confidencial. Sostenemos que existe una desalineación entre la legislación que pretende darvida a los principios rectores de la Convención de los Derechos del Niño y los tribunales de familia,específicamente, en la manera en que esta legislación contempla dar cumplimiento al derecho a ser oído.AbstractThis work addresses the views family court judges have on The Right of Children to be heard (0-14years) and the importance they give this as one of the components of the Best Interests of the Child.This qualitative study is framed into the empirical Legal Sociology. To this effect, semi structured interviewsto Family Court Judges were applied, focusing on Family Courts processes, specifically in theConfidential Hearing Audience. We argue that there would be a misalignment between the legislationwhich aims to give life to the Convention on the Rights of the Child’s guiding principles and FamilyCourts, specifically, on how this legislation plans on implementing the right to be heard.

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Project ONE: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' Multi-Court Collaboration Initiative

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e522512014-037 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Nancy Miller ◽

Kathleen Quigley ◽

William Thorne ◽

Janice Rosa

Keyword(s):

Family Court ◽

National Council ◽

Family Court Judges

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The Adoption of African American Children by Whites: A Renewed Conflict

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1606/1044-3894.890 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 77 (3) ◽

pp. 156-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Carla M. Curtis

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Civil Rights ◽

Social Workers ◽

Civil Rights Movement ◽

Family Court ◽

African American Children ◽

Transracial Adoptions ◽

Cultural Genocide ◽

American Children ◽

Family Court Judges

During the turbulent 1960s and the civil-rights movement, African Americans called for the reexamination of major institutional policies. One of the policy changes demanded by African American social workers was the cessation of Whites adopting African American children. The view of the fledgling Association of Black Social Workers was that such practices would result in cultural genocide. This view influenced policy as family-court judges and child advocates pursued same-race adoption with respect to African American children. Some child advocates called the policy of excluding Whites from adopting African American children imprudent and discriminatory, and in the 1980s, judges began to rule in favor of White parents who wanted to adopt Black children. Legislation was introduced and signed into law that makes it illegal for states or agencies receiving federal funding to consider race in the adoption of children. This shift in policy has enraged many African American social workers and resulted in major disagreements between them and individuals who advocate for transracial adoptions. The author explores the arguments of each side and suggests policy recommendations.

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Physicians in Kansas Regarding Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Kansas Journal of Medicine ◽

10.17161/kjm.v5i4.11424 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 142-153

Author(s):

Ashley Reinhard ◽

Ina Whitacre ◽

Ashley M Hervey ◽

Gina M Berg

Keyword(s):

Sex Trafficking ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking ◽

Victim Identification ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

The Us ◽

To Come ◽

Healing Arts ◽

And Training ◽

Question Survey

INTRODUCTION: Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) has been reported increasingly in the news as a problem in Kansas. It is essential that healthcare providers are educated about the topic and feel confident in their ability to identify and report a victim. The purpose of this study was to explore Kansas physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and training regarding DMST. METHODOLOGY: A 20-question survey was e-mailed to 1,668 physicians registered with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts in the specialties: family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/ gynecology, and emergency medicine. RESULTS: Of those emailed, 69 (4%) responded to the survey. Those that responded agreed that DMST was a problem in the US (86%; n = 59) and Kansas (80%; n = 55). Of the respondents, only 12% (n = 8) felt confident in identifying a victim and only 11% (n = 8) screened patients for DMST. Over half (61%; n = 42) reported encountering possible signs of DMST in patients, however, only few suspected DMST. CONCLUSION: Physicians reported encountering victims of DMST in their practices, which indicated the existence of DMST in Kansas. Survey respondents were lacking in knowledge regarding DMST. Further, their suspicion of DMST victimization (based on presentation), was rarely followed through with reporting. Training, for symptom recognition, victim identification, and proper reporting, is necessary for Kansas physicians as they are often the only professional to come in contact with DMST victims.

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