Combatting Child Abuse - International Perspectives and Trends

Zusatztext The fact that this work meets its informational and investigative goals makes it a useful text for professionals , researchers, and decision makers dealing with child abuse reporting. Klappentext The problem of child abuse has become increasingly evident in North America and Western Europe. Many countries are now struggling with issues involving the definition of child maltreatment! reporting requirements! processes for responding to reports! substantiation rates! and services to abused children and their families. This book illustrates alternative approaches to dealing with these problems by examining and comparing the designs of child abuse systems in nine countries: the US! English! Canada! Netherlands! Denmark! Finland! Germany! Belgium! and Sweden. Zusammenfassung Many countries are struggling with issues involving the definition of child maltreatment, reporting requirements, processes for responding to reports, and services to abused children and their families. This book illustrates approaches to dealing with these problems by examining and comparing the designs of child abuse systems.

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• Authors: Neil Gilbert, Neil (Milton & Gertrude Chernin Professor Gilbert
• Assisted by: Neil Gilbert (Editor), Gilbert Neil (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.1997
• EAN: 9780195100099
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510009-9
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Child Welfare: A Series in Child Welfare Practice, Policy, and Research; Child Welfare: A Series in Child Welfare Practice, Policy, and Research
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, United States of America, USA, Western Europe, Child abuse, Western Continental Europe