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Child abuse and neglect / Monica L. McCoy, Stefanie M. Keen.
Van Pelt Library HV6626.52 .M336 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCoy, Monica L. (Monica Louise)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child abuse--United States.
- Child abuse.
- United States.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States.
- Child abuse--Law and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 286 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Psychology Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Introduction/Purpose
- Introduction
- Risk factors for maltreatment
- Mandated reporting
- Types of abuse
- Physical abuse
- Child neglect
- Psychological maltreatment
- Sexual abuse
- Fetal abuse
- Munchausen by proxy syndrome
- Legal issues
- Forensic interviewing of children
- The legal system and child maltreatment
- What happens next
- The maltreated child and CPS response : what happens after a report is made?
- Preventing child maltreatment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780805862447
- 0805862447
- OCLC:
- 192080468
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