TRENDS IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTING STATUTES

• NCJ Number: 42651
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 90-C-407
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Sale Source: Education Cmssn of the States
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRENDS, THE ISSUES, AND THE PROBLEMS POSED BY SEVEN AREAS OF THE REPORTING AND CENTRAL REGISTRY FIELD IN STATE LEGISLATION.

Abstract

THE SUBJECT AREAS DISCUSSED ARE REPORTABLE CONDITIONS AND THE DEFINITION OF 'ABUSE' AND 'NEGLECT'; PERSONS REQUIRED TO MAKE REPORTS; PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT; PUBLIC EDUCATION; LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR ABUSED CHILDREN IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS; A CENTRAL REGISTRY OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS; AND CHILD PROTECTION TEAMS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A CHART, CURRENT THROUGH THE 1976 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION BY STATE OF ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE REPORTING AND CENTRAL REGISTRY STATUTES AND A LIST OF CITATIONS TO THE STATE REPORTING AND CENTRAL REGISTRY STATUTES....ELW