Suggested further reading
James G. Dwyer. “Parents’ Religion and Children’s Welfare: Debunking the Doctrine of Parents’ Rights.”California Law Review 82 (1994): 1371–47.
David T. Lykken.The Antisocial Personalities. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum, 1995.
Jack C. Westman.Licensing Parents: Can We Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect? New York: Insight Books/Plenum Press, 1994.
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Westman, J.C. The rationale and feasibility of licensing parents. Society 34, 46–52 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697001
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