Lens, Vicki,

Poor justice : how the poor fare in the courts / Vicki Lens. - 1 online resource (257 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Welfare fair hearings -- Child maltreatment proceedings -- The justice of street level justice -- Courts as a catalyst for social change -- Protecting or coercing persons with mental disabilities -- Legal advocacy for the homeless -- The justice of social reform litigation -- The Supreme Court -- Race, education and the constitution -- Criminal justice and racial profiling -- The high justice of the Supreme Court -- Conclusion.

9780199355457


Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Justice, Administration of--United States.
Public welfare--Law and legislation--United States.


Electronic books.

KF390.5.P6 / L46 2016

347.73/0086942