NCJ Number
35595
Date Published
1975
Length
20 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON A COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND CRIME PREVENTION PROJECT AIMED AT THE REDUCTION OF CHILD ABUSE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
Abstract
PROJECT GOALS WERE TO INCREASE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS OF THE CHILD ABUSE PROBLEM; TO DEVELOP A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING EXISTING RESOURCES AND NEEDS IN THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT; TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING RESOURCES AND DEVELOP NEW ONES; AND TO WORK TOWARD THE COORDINATION OF ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN THE FIELD. PROJECT ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH THESE GOALS ARE REPORTED.