CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT - THE PROBLEM AND ITS MANAGEMENT, V 1 - AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM

• NCJ Number: 34665
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 70 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES CHILD MALTREATMENT FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES, INCLUDING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN, EFFECTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND A PSYCHIATRIST'S VIEW OF THE PROBLEM.

Abstract

A DISCUSSION OF STATE REPORTING LAWS IS INCLUDED. IT ALSO EXAMINES THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT MAKE THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND AND MANAGE, FROM PROBLEMS OF DEFINITION AND INCIDENCE TO DEFICIENCIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF CHILD PROTECTION. A NINE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. FOR VOLUMES TWO AND THREE, 'THE COMMUNITY TEAM APPROACH TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION' AND 'THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROFESSIONALS,' SEE NCJ-34666 AND 67. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)