Tender Mercies: Inside the World of a Child Abuse Investigator

By Keith N. Richards

Book Overview

This first-person, emotional account of a child protection service worker in New York State gives the reader an intimate look at all aspects of handling child abuse cases: interviewing parents who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878687386
• ISBN13: 9780878687381
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: CWLA Press (Child Welfare League of America)
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Pretty good but not for students

I gave this book 4 stars because it was a very good, easy read. The author did a great job, and Keith Richards does a good job of being honest about portraying the image of how the social workers real life is in this field. It doesn't give a lot of detail on the cases themselves and I wouldn't recommend it to students because it doesn't make the field sound too great. I'd recommend it to people just to enjoy but as far as case studies ..Nah. I think anyone could read this book. I wished it had more detail about the cases themselves though. Still a pretty good read