NCJ Number
51322
Editor(s)
B J KALISCH
Date Published
1978
Length
566 pages
Annotation
THIS REFERENCE TOOL INCLUDES LITERATURE ENTRIES FROM THE LATE 1800'S TO 1977 ON A NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD RESEARCHERS, HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS, AND LAY PERSONS INTERESTED IN CHILD ABUSE.
Abstract
THE ENTRIES ON THE SUBJECT OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT INCLUDE GENERAL SURVEYS, HISTORICAL STUDIES, PROBLEM DEFINITIONS, DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, AND LEGAL ISSUES. ENTRIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED ON PREDICTION, DETECTION, PREVENTION, CAUSATIVE FACTORS, MANIFESTATIONS, TREATMENTS, SEXUAL ABUSES, AND LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVING THESE SUBJECTS. EACH SUBJECT SECTION IS DIVIDED INTO SUBSECTIONS, WITH ENTRIES ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OPENS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ISSUE. A USER'S GUIDE, AUTHOR INDEX, AND SUBJECT-KEY-WORD INDEX ARE PROVIDED. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN LISTS OF BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND OF SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ALSO CONTAIN A REPRODUCTION OF THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT THAT IS PART OF TEXAS LAW. A LIST OF JOURNAL ABBREVIATIONS IS INCLUDED ALSO.