An Introduction to Child Maltreatment in the United States: History, Public Policy and Research (3rd Edition)

By Clifford K. Dorne

This third edition of Clifford K Dorne's popular textbook An Introduction to Child Maltreatment in the United States: History, Public Policy and Research has been completely revised to reflect key changes in policy and research of the past decade. Current trends in legislation, court procedures, child welfare and criminal justice policies are concisely surveyed.The new edition also reflects the burgeoning multi-disciplinary, scholarly literature on the physical and sexual abuse of children, including less-explored topics such as child neglect, "emotional" child maltreatment, and institutional abuse. Among the recent trends highlighted are:shifting federal government priorities for family preservation and permanency planningthe increasing criminalization of more serious maltreatment casesimproved investigative coordination between social welfare and criminal justice agenciesexpanded use of mediation in juvenile courtsthe rise of child exploitation through the Internetuse of post-partum depression and other "syndrome" defenses in the courtroom, andlatest research findings on the causes, treatment and prevention of child maltreatment

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881798399
• ISBN13: 9781881798392
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Criminal Justice Press
• Length: 335 Pages