Purdy, Matthew,
Life Behind Basement Doors: Family and System Fail Boys. Matthew Purdy. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 1, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Life Behind Basement Doors: Family and System Fail Boys, Jan. 12, 2003; pp. 1+.
"The four sons of Melinda Williams were shuffled to the bottom of life by a mother who, even by the accounts of friends and relatives, had a serious drinking problem and lacked the wherewithal to get her 7-year-old twins enrolled in school, keep them properly clothed, or even celebrate their birthdays." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reports on the gruesome New Jersey child abuse case involving Wiliams' children and chronicles their lives which were "at the mercy of troubled adults and a stew of government agencies with their own troubled relations."
1522-3213;
Administrative agencies
Child abuse
Children--Death
Family
Responsibility
New Jersey
AC1.S5
050
Life Behind Basement Doors: Family and System Fail Boys. Matthew Purdy. - New York Times, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 1, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Life Behind Basement Doors: Family and System Fail Boys, Jan. 12, 2003; pp. 1+.
"The four sons of Melinda Williams were shuffled to the bottom of life by a mother who, even by the accounts of friends and relatives, had a serious drinking problem and lacked the wherewithal to get her 7-year-old twins enrolled in school, keep them properly clothed, or even celebrate their birthdays." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reports on the gruesome New Jersey child abuse case involving Wiliams' children and chronicles their lives which were "at the mercy of troubled adults and a stew of government agencies with their own troubled relations."
1522-3213;
Administrative agencies
Child abuse
Children--Death
Family
Responsibility
New Jersey
AC1.S5
050