Annotated Bibliography
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May 28, 2012
Maxine Proctor

Annotated Bibliography
Honore'-Collins, C. P. (2005). THE IMPACT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN INCARCERATION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. Race, Gender & Class, 12(3/4), 107-118.
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The purpose of this article is to concentrate on how African Americans’ families have been separate, from their children and from society do to incarceration. Cynthia P. Honre’- Collins a PH. D. Candidate at Jackson State University who studies college of public service, school of social work Ph. D. Program. Has documented that throughout history the United States Laws have discriminated against a large group of African Americans. Also how the Child Welfare system Laws and practices has made African American children separated from other Americans in society. The author illustrates how the percentage of African Americans has been increasing in the incarcerated population over the last decade. This is a good article source because it present information how United States laws, discrimination, and child welfare has took a turn in the wrong direction for African Americans. Thus how drugs are what cause African Americans to this issue, also how African American children are place into the foster care system and children having to be place out-side of the home some where they are not familiar with.

"The 2005 index of childhood well-being." Child Protection Law Report 31.5 (2005): 47. General OneFile. Web.
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May 28, 2012 This brief article gives readers information about how THE 2005 INDEX OF CHILDHOOD WELL – BEING (CWI) are making improvement for American children. The foundation for Child Development conducted a study that compares teen birth rates, child victimization rates, violent criminal activities rates, and cigarette, drug and substance abuse rates from each year since 1975. In other related areas dealing with American children, have found a concern with health, financial and educational attainment rate. Thus, children are becoming obese and depending more on government health insurance, while families with children are not meeting the midpoint of annually income over the years. In conclusion, of this article it states that the well-being of American Children should be our focus do to them being the future of the generation. Furthermore, it is important to be active in our boys and girl so they can get help academically in math and reading in exchange both gender’s start earning bachelor’s degrees and great success.

McPhatter, A. R. (1997). Cultural Competence in Child Welfare: What is it? How do we Achieve it? What Happens without it? Child Welfare, 76 (1), 255-278.
Retrieve from http://search.proquest.com May 28, 2012 McPhatter want the audience to understand what cultural competence in child welfare is, how to overcome it, and what it would be like if child welfare did not exist. This journal is well documented for the readers to understand and relate to what the author perspective is. Research shows that racially and culturally diverse children and families in the child welfare system are well established and not overrepresented some people see it. It is a fact that more African American children then Caucasian children become wards to the state; and that most of the professional who provide health and social service to these children are predominantly Caucasian. The summary covers how cultural diversity and child welfare combine for the sake of African American children in the child welfare system. In conclusion, readers will understand the challenges such as the ongoing mandate of ethical obligation. Practitioners really are sensitive to the work they do. Also, help provide services to life threatening conditions that face children and families.