Honored to contribute to the @LPEblog symposium on #TornApart and #ProsecutingPoverty.

In my piece, I apply Victor Rios's idea of the youth control complex to trace the "maternal control complex" evident in Wendy Bach's and @dorothyeroberts's work: https://lpeproject.org/blog/the-maternal-control-complex/

Angeline Montauban called a service agency for help with domestic violence and the calltaker alerted CPS.

If you read about her experience in @inthesetimesmag or #TornApart by
@dorothyeroberts and dismissed it as anomalous, here's what DV advocates told me:

My book, #InvestigatingFamilies, will be out in October from @princetonupress!

I can't wait to share what I learned from moms, #ChildProtectiveServices investigators, and mandated reporters with you all.

✨ Preorder it here (use code PUP30 for 30% off) or via online retailers: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691235714/investigating-families

Antipoverty policy is #ChildProtection policy.

Policy packages to reduce child poverty would reduce annual #CPS investigations by 11-20%, estimate Jessica Pac and colleagues in @SocServReview. Investigations for Black/Hispanic kids would fall even more: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/723219