NCJ Number
62898
Journal
Child Abuse and Neglect Volume: 3 Issue: 3/4 Dated: SPECIAL ISSUE (1979) Pages: COMPLETE ISSUE
Editor(s)
C H KEMPE,
A W FRANKLIN,
C COOPER
Date Published
1979
Length
459 pages
Annotation
SELECTED PAPERS ON THE ABUSED CHILD IN THE FAMILY AND IN THE COMMUNITY ARE PROVIDED FROM THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, HELD IN LONDON IN SEPTEMBER 1978.
Abstract
THE INCIDENCE AND PROFILES OF CHILD ABUSE IN VARIOUS CULTURES AND SUBCULTURES ARE TREATED, USING EMPIRICAL DATA. MEANS OF IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE TREATED, WITH SOME PAPERS FOCUSING ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICULAR PROFESSIONS IN DIAGNOSING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND PROVIDING HELP TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION APPROACHES ARE DESCRIBED. A NUMBER OF PAPERS DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN. ITS FORMS, CAUSES, PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED. INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM OF CHILD ABUSE ARE OUTLINED, AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR DEALING WITH RELEVANT ISSUES ARE COMPARED FOR A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES. PILOT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS DEALING WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF CHILD ABUSE ARE DESCRIBED, AND EVALUATION RESULTS ARE REPORTED. REFERENCES OR FOOTNOTES ARE USUALLY PROVIDED FOR EACH PAPER, ALONG WITH APPROPRIATE TABULAR DATA. (RCB)