Dec 8, 2017 By: yunews
Daniel Pollack, professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published three new articles in the December 2017 issue of 鈥淧olicy & Practice,鈥 the journal of the American Public Human Services Association.
In 鈥淔orging a Partnership Between Police, Youth, and Human Services Agencies,鈥 Pollack discusses what he calls 鈥渃rossover youth,鈥 which he defines as 鈥測outh who started in the child welfare system, often transitioning to foster or residential care, and then landing in the juvenile justice system.鈥 One way to reduce 鈥渢his overlap [which] encompasses many family members, is intergenerational and commands a sizable portion of agency resources鈥 is to have better collaboration among human service agencies, police and organizations like the Police Athletic League. 鈥淭hese partnerships are key to serving youth, families and communities wisely鈥攁nd doing so in a cost-effective manner.鈥
鈥淩eporting Child Maltreatment by Nonprofessionals: Obligatory or Discretionary?鈥 examines how rules governing mandated reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect by nonprofessionals differ from state to state, with some, such as Rhode Island, requiring such reports while others, such as Virginia, being less strict. He concludes that while everyone is concerned about child abuse and neglect, 鈥渟ometimes only specific professionals and other individuals are legally required to report it鈥 and that 鈥渟tate statutes and regulations should be carefully reviewed.鈥
鈥淭he Need for Better Collaboration Between Front-Line Police Officers and Child Protection Workers,鈥, a former New York City Police Department officer who is now a Ph.D. candidate at Wurzweiler, calls for "improved collaboration from police and other allied agencies [that] must be child-focused [and] include improved sharing of information and insights, better allocation of resources, and modifications in organizational culture.鈥
