NCJ Number
1871
Date Published
1968
Length
268 pages
Annotation
A STUDY OF NON-ACCIDENTAL PHYSICAL ATTACKS AND INJURIES, MINIMAL AND FATAL, INFLICTED UPON CHILDREN BY PERSONS CARING FOR THEM.
Abstract
ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM ARE EXPLORED - HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS INVOLVED, THE RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLE OF THE PHYSICIAN, RADIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF THE BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME, THE PATHOLOGY OF CHILD ABUSE, PSYCHIATRIC STUDY OF PARENTS WHO ABUSE INFANTS AND SMALL CHILDREN, CASE FINDINGS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE, ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER, SOME PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY WELFARE DEPARTMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME, THE LAW AND ABUSED CHILDREN, THE ROLE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. INCLUDED IS A NOTE ON THE CALIFORNIA PILOT STUDY, A SUMMARY OF NEGLECT AND TRAUMATIC CASES AND A SUMMARY OF CHILD-ABUSE LEGISLATION.