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Combatting Child Abuse : International Perspectives and Trends.

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 toabused child...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gilbert, Neil
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Contributors; Introduction; I. CHILD PROTECTIVE ORIENTATION; 1. United States: California's Reporting System; 2. Canada: Trends and Issues in Child Welfare; 3. England: Child Abuse Reports, Responses, and Reforms; II. FAMILY SERVICE ORIENTATION
  • MANDATORY REPORTING; 4. Sweden: Towards a Deresidualization of Swedish Child Welfare Policy and Practice?; 5. Denmark: Voluntary Placements as a Family Support; 6. Finland: Child Abuse as a Family Problem; III. FAMILY SERVICE ORIENTATION
  • NONMANDATORY REPORTING; 7. Belgium: An Alternative Approach to Child Abuse Reporting and Treatment.
  • 8. The Netherlands: Responding to Abuse
  • Compassion or Control?9. Germany: A Nonpunitive Model; Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective; Indexes; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.