INTERDISCIPLINARY GLOSSARY ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT LEGAL, MEDICAL, SOCIAL WORK TERMS

• NCJ Number: 47105
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 109 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-C-600
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Region V Child Abuse and Neglect Resource Ctr
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Dictionary
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A GLOSSARY IS PROVIDED OF SPECIALIZED TERMS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN RESEARCH, CASE STUDIES, AND REPORTS CONCERNING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Abstract

VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL AND PARAPROFESSIONAL DESCRIPTORS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE DEFINED AND ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND STUDY OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY AMONG THE GLOSSARY TERMS; THEIR SCOPE, MAILING ADDRESS, AND DESIGNATED ACRONYMS ARE INCLUDED. THE GLOSSARY ALSO CONTAINS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATUTES, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE REGULATIONS OR ACTS WITH RELEVANT SECTIONS ARE DESCRIBED. REFERENCES AND A SEPARATE ACRONYM LIST ARE INCLUDED. (KBL)