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“The turn to a punitive foster care approach is justified by stereotypes of black maternal unfitness. For example… Social workers often assumed that African American parents had substance abuse problems without making similar assumptions about white parents."

Prison, Foster Care, and the Systemic Punishment of Black Mothers

UCLA Law Review

Roberts, Dorothy E.

Vol. 59 Issue 6, 1474–1500, 2012

https://www.uclalawreview.org/prison-foster-care-and-the-systemic-punishment-of-black-mothers-2/

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