Poertner J, Press A
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
Child Welfare. 1990 Nov-Dec;69(6):537-49.
Representation of children in judicial proceedings is a matter of public policy, but it is not funded. Court-appointed special advocates (CASA) are a low-cost way of providing this representation. The study reported here compares a CASA program to a staff attorney model, and reveals CASA's assets.
