NCJ Number
36788
Journal
North Carolina Law Review Volume: 50 Dated: (1975) Pages: 293-349
Date Published
1972
Length
57 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE, THE FIRST IN A TWO-PART SERIES, EXAMINES THE HISTORY OF MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AND TRACES THE CHILD ABUSE REPORTING LAW MOVEMENT THROUGH REFORM RESPONSES TO BRITISH COMMON LAW PRACTICES.
Abstract
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CHILD ABUSE PRACTICES IS PRESENTED, AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS FOR MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN BRITISH LAWS ARE REVIEWED. REFORM EFFORTS ARE SURVEYED FROM COLONIAL TIMES THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND REFORM OF THE JUVENILE COURTS, WITH CITATIONS TO RELEVANT CASE LAW. TWENTIETH CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN DETECTING CHILD ABUSE AND FROM THE EMERGING RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN ARE ALSO DISCUSSED, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DRAFTING OF NEW CHILD ABUSE REPORTING LAWS IN SEVERAL STATES IN THE 1960'S. FOR THE SECOND ARTICLE IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-36792.