Browsing Department of Government by Author "Berrick, Jill Duerr"
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Are child protection workers and judges in alignment with citizens when considering interventions into a family? A cross-country study of four jurisdictions
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper examines whether and how the views of professional decision makers in public agencies and courts in four child protection jurisdictions align with the views of the public. Democratic states are built on the ... -
International Perspectives on Child-responsive Courts
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Child friendly justice and access to justice for children are explicit concerns for the European Union, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Council of Europe and the Child Rights International Network. This study ... -
Parental Freedom in the Context of Risk to the Child: Citizens’ Views of Child Protection and the State in the US and Norway
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Skivenes, Marit; Roscoe, Joseph N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Child protection is considered an appropriate government responsibility, but interventions into the family are also some of the most consequential for states. This study examines the normative basis for limiting parents’ ... -
Parents' involvement in care order decisions: a cross-country study of front-line practice
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article examines parents' involvement in care order decision-making in four countries at one particular point in the care order process, namely, when the child protection worker discusses with the parents his or her ... -
Public perceptions of child protection, children's rights, and personal values: An assessment of two states
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Skivenes, Marit; Roscoe, Joseph N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Although there is an expansive literature on public attitudes towards the welfare state, we know comparatively little about public attitudes toward child protection. Gauging public opinion about the state’s role in protecting ... -
Time, institutional support, and quality of decision making in child protection: a cross-country analysis
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Dickens, Jonathan; Pösö, Tarja; Skivenes, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)This paper examines perceptions of time and institutional support for decision making and staff confidence in the ultimate decisions made—examining differences and similarities between and within the service-oriented Nordic ...