This book takes us inside America's Child Protective Services, for an in-depth look at the entire organization, examining the role of the agency from the initial dealing with a family, to the end when a case is discharged.

In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held accountable to the state affects a family.