Dr. Hochman Replies

Listen to Me! Empowering Youth and Courts Through Increased Youth Participation in Dependency Hearings

“…Following this placement hearing, periodic hearings are held to assess the progress and health of the youth. 20 Although the way in which a case enters a dependency court is generally uniform, the size of the population of foster youth in the three states this Note focuses on is very different, as are the rules governing youth participation. 21 One way to assess a court system's willingness to accommodate (at least) or encourage (at best) youth participation in dependency hearings is to look to the state's notice statutes, as notice functions much like an invitation to the proceedings.…”

“…6 The exclusion of youth's voices from court proceedings that have the capacity to fundamentally rearrange their lives has become an issue of major concern. The Pew Commission, 7 the American Bar Association, 8 the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 9 and numerous scholars and practitioners have all advocated that children should have a more substantial role in abuse and neglect, or dependency, hearings. 10 And still, youth are largely silenced and thus, remain silent.…”

Cage Culture of Some Marine Fishes in the Intake and Discharge Canals of a Steam — Electric Generating Station, Galveston Bay, Texas

“…The p o s s i b l e u t i l i z a t i o n of t h e r m a l d i s c h a r g e s from e l e c t r i c g e n e r a t i n g s t a t i o n s t o e x t e n d t h e growing s e a s o n f o r f i s h e s h a s c r e a t e d much r e c e n t i n t e r e s t ( I l e s , 1963;Gribanov e t a l . , 1968;Hochman, 1969; Nash, 1 9 6 9 ; S t r a w n , 1969; C o l l i n s , 1970; Gaucher, 1970;M c N e i l , 1970; T i l t o n and K e l l y , 1970; Yee, 1971; M a r c e l l o and Strawn, 1972). Although t h e primary o b j e c t i v e o f a q u a c u l t u r e i s t o produce food p r o d u c t s , emphasis must a l s o be p l a c e d on t h e q u a l i t y as w e l l as t h e q u a n t i t y produced (Cobb, 1971).…”