Some states offer domestic violence defenses to parents charged with failing to prevent child abuse. Should Oregon?
Parents in eight states can be acquitted if they can show “reasonable fear” of escalating violence
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Four ways to fix Washington's foster care system
Four potential fixes for Washington's overburdened foster care system, including an unconventional suggestion by a foster youth who became a foster parent.
Foster system sets up kids for academic failure
Washington's shortage of foster parents to care for abused and neglected kids is so overburdened that kids who are shuffled among hotels and emergency placements often miss school, further compromising their chances to become successful adults.
