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9780195169355

Child Protection in America Past, Present, and Future

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195169355

  • ISBN10:

    0195169352

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-06-29
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

"This sweeping account analyzes the theory and policies that have shaped today's child protection system. This book will challenge all those concerned with children's welfare to move toward real solutions that will make life better for America's most vulnerable children."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography


John E. B. Myers is one of the nation's leading authorities on legal aspects of child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse.

Table of Contents

Part I The Road Traveled: The History of Child Protection in America
Child Protection from the Colonial Period to 1875
11(16)
Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
27(22)
Child Protection from 1900 to 1962
49(32)
Child Protection from 1962 to the Present
81(23)
Child Sexual Abuse
104(30)
Part II The Road Ahead: Child Protection Today and Tomorrow
Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect
134(23)
Reducing Abuse and Neglect
157(16)
Improving the Child Protection System
173(56)
Notes 229(72)
Index 301

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