TORN APART: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World

Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. Roberts exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and call for radical change. Drawing on decades of research, she reveals that the child welfare system is best understood as a "family policing system" that collaborates with law enforcement and prisons to oppress Black communities.