Child protection from the colonial period to 1875 -- Societies for the prevention of cruelty to children -- Child protection from 1900 to 1962 -- Child protection from 1962 to the present -- Child sexual abuse -- Causes of child abuse and neglect -- Reducing abuse and neglect -- Improving the child protection system
Summary
Presenting a history of child protection in America, this work analyses reform proposals and introduces innovative policy strategies for reducing abuse and strengthening child protective services
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-300) and index
