Canadian Journal of Family and Youth (CJFY)
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The Foster Care Systems are Failing Foster Children: The Implications and Practical Solutions for Better Outcomes of Youth in Care
No full textAlthough the foster care systems in North America are set up with good intentions for best practices for foster children, in reality these systems are failing youth in care. Many foster children experience more psychological, social, educational, behavioural, and emotional problems as compared to children who are not in foster care, and this can continue into adulthood. Attachment theory can help to explain why some children experience these problems. Professionals who work with this population need to have a good understanding of foster children’s unique experiences in order to help them as much as possible. Literature has addressed the problems that foster children have faced for decades, but there seems to be little change that happens to address and prevent these problems. There is no doubt that there is a great need for change in the current foster care systems in North America because current outcomes for many foster children are negative. This paper reviews the literature on foster care and explains the issues that foster children experience. It also addresses why the foster care system is failing youth, and gives practical suggestions for solutions
Review of: Honoré C. (2008). Under Pressure: Putting the Child Back in Childhood. Toronto: Vintage Canada.
No full textReviewed by: Sapphire Kay
Review of: Totten, M.D. (2001). Guys, Gangs and Girlfriend Abuse. Toronto: University of Toronto Press
No full textReviewed by: Sabriya Srouji
Is There Racial Discrimination in Police Stop-and-Searches of Black Youth? A Toronto Case Study
No full textOur study investigated racial profiling of Black youth in Toronto and linked this racial profiling to urban disadvantage theory, which highlights neighbourhood-level processes. Our findings provide empirical evidence suggesting that because of racial profiling, Black youth are subject to disproportionately more stops for gun-, traffic-, drug-, and suspicious activity-related reasons. Moreover, they show that drug-related stop-and-searches of Black youth occur most excessively in neighbourhoods where more White people reside and are less disadvantaged, demonstrating that race-and-place profiling of Black youth exists in police stop-and-search practices. This study shows that the theoretical literature in sociology on neighbourhood characteristics can contribute to an understanding of the relationship between race and police stops in the context of neighbourhood. It also discusses the negative impact of racial profiling on Black youth
Review of: Silver, Lee M. (1997). Remaking Eden: How Genetic Engineering and Cloning Will Transform the American Family. Toronto: Harper-Collins.
No full textReviewed by: Chelsie Clark
Review of: Kruk, E. (2011). Divorced Fathers: Children’s Needs and Parental Responsibilities. Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing
No full textReviewed by: Mikaela Donnell
Review of: Honoré, Carl. (2008). Under Pressure: Putting the Child Back in Childhood. Toronto: Vintage Canada
No full textReviewed by: Farron Wieling
Psychosocial Characteristics and Successful Labour Market Attachment Among Young Adults: The Internalization of Individual Inadequacy as Explanations for Failures within the Labour Market
No full textThis qualitative research sought to better understand how young adults perceived factors leading to labour market success. Respondents (n=36) identified two psychosocial characteristics that contributed to their successful labour market attachment: 1) personal behaviours can contribute to labour market outcomes; and 2) individual inadequacies contribute to unsuccessful labour market attachment. The internalization of individual inadequacies is only enhanced by labour market policy strategies that seek primarily to aid in the development of basic skills (such as computer use and literacy), when, due to labour market shifts, government programs and policies should be focusing instead on the development of professional and technical level skills (such as field specific knowledge and abilities to carry out a particular employment role). Implications for programs and policies aimed at supporting young adult employment are discussed
Review of: Totten, M.D. (2000). Guys, Gangs, and Girlfriend Abuse. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
No full textReviewed by: Aneesha Bains, MacEwan Universit
