Finding Permanent Homes for Adoptable Children - Pepperdine ...

Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................ iii
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ iv
Table of Contents............................................................................................................... vii
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. ix
About the Authors ............................................................................................................... x
Chapter 1. An Introduction to Interstate Placement........................................................... 1
A Question of Supply and Demand .................................................................................. 2
What is the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)? .......................... 4
Chapter 2. What Are Challenges Reducing the Potential Effectiveness of the ICPC? ......... 8
1. Bureaucracy and Standards ........................................................................................ 8
2. Resources.................................................................................................................. 11
3. Accountability........................................................................................................... 12
4. Jurisdictional Uncertainty and ICPC Standing in the Courts.................................... 14
Chapter 3. Enhancing Interstate Placement: Federalization or Reform? ........................ 17
Criteria for Selecting a Course of Action....................................................................... 17
Increase Permanent Placement of Adoptable Children.....................................................17
Improve Enforceability within the Interstate Adoption Procedure ....................................17
Provide Guidance and Uniformity..................................................................................18
Demand More Accountability........................................................................................18
Provide Information for Those Involved With Interstate Adoptions ..................................19
Represent Politically and Economically Viable Solutions ................................................19
Option One: Federalizing the ICPC................................................................................20
Option Two: Revision of the ICPC................................................................................24
Chapter 4. Making the Necessary Changes in the ICPC Framework................................ 27
Short-Term Goals and Actions ...................................................................................... 27
Create an Interjurisdictional Taskforce...........................................................................27
Create Checklists..........................................................................................................28
Initiate Training............................................................................................................28
Assign Specialized Workers ..........................................................................................29
Long-Term Goals and Actions ....................................................................................... 29
Revise The Language of the ICPC.................................................................................29
Look Toward Outside Assistance...................................................................................30
Imposition of Further Standards and Reporting ...............................................................31
Concluding Remarks ..................................................................................................... 32
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