PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ezra E. H. Griffith
TI  - Forensic and Policy Implications of the Transracial Adoption Debate
DP  - 1995 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 501--512
VI  - 23
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/23/4/501.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/23/4/501.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1995 Dec 01; 23
AB  - The adoption of black children by white families continues to garner significant attention from legislatures, the media, and scholars in many disciplines. Still, forensic psychiatrists have said little about this form of transracial adoption, and they seem willing to allow other disciplines to map out singlehandedly the public policy in this area. This policy is expected to affect an estimated 175,000 black children nationally who live in some form of out-of-home placement. Forensic psychiatrists should increase their understanding of and involvement in the debate over this special form of adoption. This article highlights several principles that must be better understood if forensic psychiatrists are to participate in the debate with clarity and understanding.