Conclusion

The book ends by questioning the legacy of child welfare policies since the late 1960s. A deliberate attempt to avoid implicating socioeconomic status and race in child abuse led to the creation of our current child welfare system, which disproportionately intrudes into the lives of low income and minority families. Raz emphasizes the importance of recognizing the complex history of our current child welfare system in any attempts at future reform. Raz argues for a complete reform of our child welfare system, which would separate child abuse investigations from the provision of services