Intentions and Results: Papers on the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997

Jennifer Macomber compiled a collection of papers and policy briefs examining the intended and unintended consequences of the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act. The dataset likely contains qualitative and quantitative analyses of the law's impact on children, families, and the child welfare system. The source platform is paperswithcode, and the license is closed.

Use Cases

• Analyzing policy outcomes based on the examination of intended and unintended consequences described.
• Studying child welfare system changes based on the law's focus on safety and permanency.
• Conducting literature reviews on the impact of the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act.

Strengths

• Compiles multiple academic papers and policy briefs on a specific 1997 law.
• Focuses on a defined policy area: child safety and permanent family connections.

Limitations

• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Jennifer Macomber

Collection Method

Compilation of existing papers and policy briefs.

Time Range

Covers analysis of a 1997 law; specific temporal coverage of the papers is unknown.