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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Main Author: Gilbert, Neil
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Language:English
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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505 0 |a 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. 
505 8 |a 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. 
520 |a 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 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. 
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650 0 |a Child abuse  |x Prevention  |v Cross-cultural studies. 
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