NCJ Number
55333
Date Published
1976
Length
110 pages
Annotation
APPROXIMATELY 900 BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES, TELEVISION SCRIPTS, AND DISSERTATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH LANGUAGE MATERIALS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE.
Abstract
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ARRANGED IN THREE PARTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NATURE OF CHILD ABUSE; AN ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF THE MATERIALS BY AUTHOR; AND A SUBJECT INDEX. MOST OF THE ITEMS COVER THE PERIOD 1965 THROUGH 1975. MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED FROM CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, ENGLAND, INDIA, ICELAND, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND. THE INTRODUCTION COVERS THE HISTORY OF CHILD ABUSE AND ITS RECOGNITION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM, SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS OF ABUSE, EFFECTS OF ABUSE ON THE CHILD, ETIOLOGY OF CHILD ABUSE, MANAGEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE, AND LEGAL INTERVENTION. THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES COVER THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, MEDICAL, AND LEGAL ASPECTS. A NUMBER OF FORENSIC PATHOLOGY MATERIALS COVER CHILD ABUSE AS A CAUSE OF DEATH AND THE COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE IN CASES OF INFANTICIDE. ENTRIES PROVIDE AUTHOR, TITLE, PUBLICATION DATE, AND JOURNAL CITATION OR PUBLISHER. (GLR)