NCJ Number
27114
Date Published
1971
Length
142 pages
Annotation
PAPERS AND DISCUSSION BY BELGIUM PRACTITIONERS ON THE CAUSES, DETECTION, MEDICAL TREATMENT, SOCIAL INTERVENTION, AND PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE.
Abstract
PARTICIPANTS AT THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED PHYSICIANS, PSYCHIATRISTS, JOURNALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. THE DISCUSSION EMPHASIZED THE PROBLEM OF DETECTING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE CASES AND THE NEED FOR A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TREATMENT. MEDICAL NATURE OF CASES IN BELGIUM AND COMPARATIVE INFORMATION ON CASES IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES ARE COVERED. --IN FRENCH