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TRENDS IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTING STATUTES

NCJ Number
42651
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
21 pages
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

Grant Number(s)
90-C-407
Sponsoring Agency
US Dept of Health and Human Services

370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W., Washington, DC 20447, United States

Sale Source
Education Cmssn of the States

300 Lincoln Tower, 1860 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80295, United States

Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Language
English
Country
United States of America

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