Publications
Broken:
Transforming Child Protective Services
Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.
“An illuminating, necessary sociological report.”
Reviews
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"In this deeply moving and vulnerable work, Pryce examines the complexities of case work yet the complicity of the workforce in the systemic harm done to families. If you work within the system in any way, stop what you are doing and grab this book. By the end, the questions you ask yourself might just change your life and the lives of those you are trying to help.'"
— Vivek S. Sankaran, coauthor of REPRESENTING PARENTS in CHILD WELFARE CASES (with Martin Guggenheim)
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“Broken delivers an eye-opening, insider's perspective on the impact of 'standard practices' within the world and work of Child & Family Services. This book should be required reading for every social worker. Using well-researched and documented case histories, Dr. Pryce shows that actions from within an outdated institutional framework designed to protect itself as much as it safeguards a child, can often do more harm than good.”
— Virginia Deberry, NYT Bestselling Author of Far From the Tree
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"In this groundbreaking work Jessica shows us how a system designed to protect Black children and families, often ends up harming them. Through powerful everyday stories she shows the fault lines within child protective services and grounds us in new ways to think about and fix this beleaguered system.'"
— Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop
ARTICLES
“The long history of separating families in the US and how the trauma lingers”
“A case study in public child welfare: county-level practices that address racial disparity in foster care placement”
“We are Overdue for a Revolution in Child Welfare”
OTHER
Guest Editor of APSAC’s Racial Equity Issue
Columnist with the Imprint News