Justice for Children: Autonomy Development and the State Book

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Autonomy 5

1.1 Autonomy 5

1.2 The Necessary Conditions of Autonomy 10

1.3 The Degrees of Autonomy 16

1.4 The Value of Autonomy 21

1.5 The Moral Priority of Children's Development of Autonomy 31

Chapter 2 Autonomy Development 39

2.1 Child Development and the Autonomy Threshold 40

2.2 Young Adulthood and the Signs of Autonomy (The Commencement of a Life Path) 43

2.3 Adolescence and the Building Blocks of Autonomy (The Acquisition of Self-Efficacy Skills) 57

2.4 Childhood and the Foundations of Autonomy (The Early Pathways of Development) 70

Chapter 3 Crippled Autonomy Development and State Intervention 85

3.1 Crippled Autonomy Development and the Harm Principle 85

3.2 Crippled Autonomy Development and State Intervention 94

3.3 Possible Types of State Intervention 113

Chapter 4 Intervention in the Family: A Parental Licensing Model 117

4.1 The Proactive Management of Risks 118

4.2 A Model of Parental Licensing 123

4.3 Compulsory Contraception 137

Chapter 5 Intervention in the School: An Educational Justice Standard 157

5.1 The Need for Educational Justice 158

5.2 The Educational Justice Standard (to Support at Least Minimal Autonomy, ≥ AL3) 166

5.3 Addendum: Educational Support For More than Minimal Autonomy (≥ AL4)? 173

Chapter 6 Conclusion 191

Appendix. The Societal Assessment of Injustice of Children 197

Notes 203

Bibliography 225

Index 251