Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World
2022·384 pages
A critical examination of the U.S. child welfare system, exposing its harm to Black families and advocating for abolition.
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A critical examination of the U.S. child welfare system, exposing its harm to Black families and advocating for abolition.
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An award-winning scholar and author of Killing the Black Body exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system “A brilliant and impassioned call for abolition.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families. Drawing on decades of research, legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals that the child welfare system is better understo
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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References to systemic family separation and institutional harm
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No profanity or strong language
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
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Central critique of systemic racism in child welfare and advocacy for abolition
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content
Abuse & suffering
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Extensive discussion of child welfare abuses, family separations, and racial oppression
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