| Description |
viii, 285 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Child Abuse and Neglect Today -- 2. A Comparative Perspective -- 3. The Current Child Protective Services System -- 4. Entry into the System -- 5. Narrowing as a Strategy to Improve Child Protection -- 6. Differential Response: A New Paradigm for Child Protective Services -- 7. Working Together: Child Protection Reform in Britain -- 8. Changing Frontline Practice -- 9. Reforming Child Protection |
| Summary |
Lisa Steinberg, Elisa Izquierdo, Lance Helms. These are just a few of the names drawn from recent headlines, revealing cases of horrendous child abuse and neglect. Such cases have led to a crisis of confidence in the current child protective services (CPS) system, and to frequent calls for reform. Currently, Waldfogel argues, the CPS system is overwhelmed by referrals. As a result, neither high-risk nor low-risk families are adequately served. Waldfogel examines the underlying assumptions of CPS, compares the U.S. record with those of Britain, Canada, and Australia, and offers a "new paradigm" in which CPS joins with other public and private partners to provide a differential response to the broad range of children in need of protection. She highlights reforms under way in several states and in Britain |
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This book's analytical clarity and straightforward policy recommendations will make it mandatory reading for policymakers, practitioners, and others interested in the future of child protection |
| Notes |
First published 1998. Reprinted in paperback 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child welfare.
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Child welfare -- United States.
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Child abuse -- Prevention.
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Child abuse -- United States -- Prevention.
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| LC no. |
98020429 |
| ISBN |
0674338111 alkaline paper |
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0674007239 paperback |
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