CHILDREN EXPERIENCES AS CAUSES OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR ISSUE NO 9 - CANADA

• NCJ Number: 48773
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 88 pages
• Corporate Author: Printing and Publishing Supply and Services Canada
• Sale Source: Printing and Publishing Supply and Services Canada
• Language: French; English
• Country: Canada
• Note: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE OF CANADA, FEBRUARY 16, 1978

Annotation

CHILD ABUSE AND THE HANDLING OF CHILD ABUSE SITUATIONS BY THE SOCIAL WORK AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONS AND THE COURTS ARE DISCUSSED IN TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE A COMMITTEE OF THE CANADIAN SENATE.

Abstract

THE WITNESS, A LEADER OF CHILD WELFARE EFFORTS IN CANADA, OFFERS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND ADULT CRIMINALITY, THE EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN, AND THE NATURE OF CHILD ABUSE. MOST OF THE TESTIMONY CONSISTS OF RESONSES TO QUESTIONS POSED BY SENATORS REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE. THE TESTIMONY TOUCHES ON PROBLEMS OF DIAGNOSING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND OF PROTECTING A CHILD ONCE AN ABUSIVE SITUATION IS KNOWN TO EXISTS. APPENDED TO THE TESTIMONY TRANSCRIPT IS A PAPER PREPARED BY THE WITNESS ON CHILD ABUSE. INCLUDED ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH, LEGISLATION, AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY. --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. (LKM)