The New Jersey Exit, with Christine Norbut Beyer

On this week’s episode we discuss another “Family Miranda” bill becoming law, this time in Arizona; a case against caseworkers headed to verdict; and a damning statement on “Shaken Baby Syndrome.”

Christine Norbut Beyer, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, joins to discuss her state’s exit from court oversight after many years, how the system has changed since her early career as a social worker, and her thoughts on Miranda-style warnings for parents at the point of investigation.

Reading Room

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Prosecuting Caseworkers for Child Fatalities, Take Two

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DCFS workers on trial over AJ Freund’s death won’t testify; defense rests without calling witnesses

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Appeals court agrees shaken baby syndrome is ‘junk science’ in some cases

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He’s Facing Execution For His Daughter’s Death. Now, Science Suggests It Was An Accident.

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Discredited Shaken Baby Science Sent This Father to Jail for 15 Years. His Ordeal Could End This Week

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After 15 years in Prison, Freedom for California Man After Judge Overturns Shaken Baby Conviction

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Report Documents the Critical Elements of Protecting Alaska Native Children — Connections to Culture and the Environment

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Rebuilding Family After Foster Care

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Three Brothers, Three Paths Out of Foster Care

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Florida’s Baker Act Has Seized Kids & Adults for Forced Mental Health Holds Almost 2 Million Times in Past Decade. Are Advocates Finally Forcing Change?https://shorturl.at/hvPU9

Child Welfare Challenges in The Sunshine State

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