According to Denby, one reason why African American children enter the foster care system more often than White children is because
a. Their families prefer foster care
b. They have fewer opportunities for kinship care than other children
c. The only way to get services for them is through the court system
d. They are offered fewer services to keep families together before the option to place a child in out of home care is used
e. They are poorer than White children.
Answer: D
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false