Christine M Sarteschi

January 27, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The public has access to hundreds of thousands of sovereign citizen encounters on YouTube. For some, these videos have become a source of amusement. But to believe they are harmless or a joke is a mistake.

By Christine M. Sarteschi

5 minute read

July 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

How might this apply to social workers who are increasingly being called upon to replace the police? When might social workers have the legal right to refuse to engage in work they believe to be dangerous? What other legal issues might this give rise to?

By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack

4 minute read

June 10, 2021 | New York Law Journal

To use the vernacular, is CPS sometimes taking children out of the frying pan and consciously placing them into the fire?

By Daniel Pollack and Christine M. Sarteschi

4 minute read

May 27, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys who interact with mentally ill clients, especially those with serious mental illnesses, are likely to encounter someone with anosognosia. It is important to understand that individuals with this symptom do not recognize that they are ill.

By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

May 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

When Child Protective Services becomes involved in a case in which either the parent and/or child may have psychiatric issues, how well trained and prepared are they to make informed, reasonable decisions about removal?

By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack

7 minute read

May 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Would this cut down on the number of law enforcement misconduct incidents? Would it curtail the number of lawsuits and associated costs?

By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

April 30, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

OP-ED: The trend has been for the Supreme Court to indicate that children, because of their lack of maturity, should be treated differently from adults. Last week, with the decision in 'Jones v. Mississippi,' that trend paused, or perhaps, stopped.

By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack

4 minute read

March 31, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Since 1989, 390 people have been exonerated in Texas; 356 in Illinois; 307 in New York; 229 in California; and a total of 2,754 in the entire country, say Christine M. Sarteschi, associate professor of social work and criminology at Chatham University, and Daniel Pollack, attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work.

By Christine M. Sarteschi & Daniel Pollack

5 minute read

March 22, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Until police officers are better trained in mental health crisis intervention techniques, many mental health calls are likely to need a both a social worker and a law enforcement officer, say Christine M. Sarteschi, an Associate Professor of Social Work and.Criminology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA and Daniel Pollack, MSSA (MSW), Attorney and Professor at Yeshiva University’s School of Social Work in New York City.

By Christine M. Sarteschi & Daniel Pollack

6 minute read

February 24, 2021 | New York Law Journal

It is important to focus on the needs of this highly vulnerable population.

By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack

5 minute read