Susan V. Mangold P R O F E S S O R E M E R ITA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE JUVENILE L AW CENTER JD, Harvard Law School BA, Harvard College
svm@buffalo.edu
AREAS OF INTEREST CHILD WELFARE LAW CHILDREN AND THE LAW JUVENILE JUSTICE
It is a privilege to be able to engage with the National
BOOKS
Academy of Sciences,
Children and the Law in a
Engineering and Medicine
Nutshell (with Douglas E. Abrams
to ensure that adolescent
& Sarah H. Ramsey) (West Academic
developmental science
Publishing, 7th ed., 2021).
is central to policies and litigation that impact youth in
Children and the Law: Doctrine,
the justice and child welfare
Policy, and Practice (with Douglas
systems. Continuing to serve
E. Abrams & Sarah H. Ramsey)
as the co-editor of Children
(West Academic, 7th ed., 2020).
and the Law allows me to introduce a wide range of materials for law students to study while also furthering a part of Juvenile Law Center’s mission to grow the field of children’s rights attorneys.”
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A Succinct Look at Child Welfare Doctrine and Policy The seventh edition of Children and the Law in a Nutshell (West Academic Publishing, 2021) complements the authors’ casebook Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy, and Practice and explores the status, rights, and obligations of children throughout American law. This latest edition, co-authored by Susan Vivian Mangold with Douglas E. Abrams and Sarah H. Ramsey, gives particular focus to the meaning of “parent,” civil and criminal abuse and neglect, the foster care system, adoption, medical decisionmaking, protective legislation, delinquency, and support and other financial responsibilities. International law issues are also explored for comparative purposes including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, international child labor, and U.S. tobacco exports. The more recent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protection, foster care, and juvenile justice systems is brought into light for the benefit of all whose work contributes to the well-being of our children.
