Three distinguished authorities in law, psychiatry, and child development critically evaluate current child placement laws.

Readers may welcome some explanation why our three authors reversed the sequence of events by tackling the problems of beyond the best interest of the child earlier than in 1973 the difficulties and mistakes surrounding children placement loomed so large and so large and clamored so insistently for solution that the questions what and for what reasons these children find thmselves at he mercy of state disposition were pushed into the background.

One of America's most respected Buddhist teachers distills a lifetime of practice and teaching in this groundbreaking exploration of the new Buddhist tradition taking root on American soil.

In Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, a critical abortion rights case, a bitterly divided Supreme Court produced no less than six different opinions. Writing for the plurality, Chief Justice Rehnquist attacked the trimester framework established in Roe v. Wade because it was "not found in the text of the Constitution or in any place else one would expect to find a constitutional principle." This approach, writes legal authority Joseph Goldstein, confuses constitutional principles (in this case, the right to privacy) with the means to protect them (here, the trimester system). As a...

What principles should guide the courts in deciding the fate of hundreds of thousands of children involved every year in parental divorces and family breakdowns? What should justify state intrusion on the privacy of family relationships? How should professionals - judges, lawyers, social workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists - conduct themselves in pursuing the best interests of children who have been abandoned, neglected, or abused? The agonizing dilemmas posed by these three questions were the subject of one of the seminal publishing events in the history of The Free press. The result...

In this book a teacher of insight meditation offers personal testament, healing words, and wise instruction to help meet the suffering that comes with catastrophic life events. Speaking openly about his own struggles with memories of childhood sexual abuse and with the HIV diagnosis he received in 1989, Gavin Harrison reveals how compassion offers refuge and help for all who suffer from similar crises of body, heart, and spirit. Among the topics covered are:
- Dealing with fear, anger, and self-hatred
- Working with difficult relationships
- Confronting physical pain and the...

In Seeking the Heart of Wisdom Goldstein and Kornfield present the central teachings and practices of insight meditation in a clear and personal language. The path of insight meditation is a journey of understanding our bodies, our minds, and our lives, of seeing clearly the true nature of experience. The authors guide the reader in developing the openness and compassion that are at the heart of this spiritual practice. For those already treading the path, as well as those just starting out, this book will be a welcome companion along the way. Among the topics covered are:
- The...

Includes contributions from Herbert L. Packer, Jerome Hall, Erving Goffman, Francis A. Allen, H.L.A. Hart, Norval Morris, Gordon Hawkins, and many others. (Legal Reference)

Das grundlegende Handbuch zur buddhistischen Achtsamkeitsmeditation herausragend vor allem durch seine Klarheit, Menschlichkeit und Anwendbarkeit im täglichen Leben.Dieses Buch werden alle von Herzen willkommen heißen, die ihr Leben durch die Praxis der Achtsamkeit vertiefen und erweitern wollen.Jon Kabat-ZinnEin äußerst hilfreicher Wegbegleiter für alle, die ein Leben in Achtsamkeit leben wollen. Klar, praktisch und voller Mitgefühl zeigt es Wege auf, auf denen wir uns von alten Gewohnheiten und einengenden Verhaltensmustern befreien können. Stephan Levine schreibt zu diesem Buch: Mit...