When Kids Cross Over : DeLena's Story / Calamari Productions.

Prior to the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, foster care drift posed unique challenges for kids in the child welfare system. This program follows DeLena Hodges who entered that system at age 4 after a case history of parental neglect. By age 14 she was pregnant; by 15 she had lived in...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Calamari Productions
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], ©2003.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Child welfare.
Criminals.
Families.
Foster home care.
Juvenile delinquency.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 min.) : sound, color
Variant Title:
DeLena's Story
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • DeLena Hodges Charged with Felonies (3:12)
  • Taking Daughter to Court (1:50)
  • Juvenile Defendant's Fear (2:51)
  • Juvenile Court Process (2:43)
  • Social Worker Testifies (2:47)
  • Juvenile Judge's Thoughts on DeLena (1:32)
  • Fact Finding Hearing (3:57)
  • DeLena Testifies (2:38)
  • Preparing for Disposition (1:25)
  • Probation Officer's Recommendation (3:00)
  • Justifying Need for Detention (3:19)
  • Social Worker's Testimony (3:49)
  • DeLeana's Potential and Shortcomings (2:13)
  • Foster Mother Testifies (4:01)
  • Trial's Effect on DeLena (1:42)
  • Foster Mother's Worries (3:34)
  • DeLena's Motives (2:59)
  • Foster Mother's Relationship with DeLena (1:41)
  • Expressing Remorse (0:58)
  • Judge Chastises DeLena (4:49)
  • Judge Imposes Punishment (2:21)
  • Hope for Rehabilitation (1:23)