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Here is a list of possible topics for your research assignment:
Child Abuse and Neglect
Mandatory Reporting
Protection of Victims in the Legal System
Rights of Parents and Termination
Duties of Guardian ad Litems
Aging out of foster care
Gay and Lesbian issues
Marriage
DOMA
Therapy
Adoption
Discrimination
Juvenile Justice
History of the System and Goals
Juvenile Rights in the Legal System
Juvenile Transfer
Juveniles tried as adults
Parental Liability for juvenile offenders
Domestic Violence
Victims’ Rights and Protection
Conflict between Children’s and Battered Parents’ Rights
Changing nature of arrest
Adult Sex Offenders
Impact of Megan’s Laws
Sentencing and Recidivism
Chemical restraint/drug treatment
Mental Illness
Intersection with Criminal Justice System
Administrative Commitments for Treatment
Children’s rights to accept or refuse treatment
Parental rights for information on children
Mental Retardation
Intersection with Criminal Justice System
Elder Law
Power of attorney, living wills, extraordinary efforts, DNR
Parental Rights
Adoption Incarceration
Surrogacy
Gay/lesbian
Immigrants
Undocumented issues
Deportation
Medical care, Educational care
Children
Age of consent
Parental rights for information on children
Children’s rights for confidentiality
Birth control for minors
Physical restraint of children in residential care
Updated by Rhonda Fisher September 6, 2018