Children in Danger: The Causes and Prevention of Baby Battering

by Jean Renvoize

In the early 1970s 'baby battering' accounted for an estimated 700 child deaths a year in Britain, while a further 4-5,000 children were seriously injured - all this in spite of the knowledge gained from the research done both in Britain and in the United States. How could such tragedies be prevented? What is known about the parents, the family patterns and social situations that gave rise to baby battering? Extraordinary public interest had been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032532173
• ISBN13: 9781032532172
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"