Combatting child abuse : international perspectives and trends / edited by Neil Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gilbert, Neil, 1940- editor.

Series:

Child welfare.

Oxford scholarship online.

Child welfare

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--Reporting--Cross-cultural studies.

Child abuse.

Abused children--Services for--Cross-cultural studies.

Abused children.

Child abuse--Prevention--Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many countries are struggling with issues involving the definition of child maltreatment, reporting requirements, processes for responding to reports, and services to abused children and their families. This book illustrates approaches to dealing with these problems by examining and comparing the designs of child abuse systems.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; I. CHILD PROTECTIVE ORIENTATION; 1. United States: California's Reporting System; 2. Canada: Trends and Issues in Child Welfare; 3. England: Child Abuse Reports, Responses, and Reforms; II. FAMILY SERVICE ORIENTATION - MANDATORY REPORTING; 4. Sweden: Towards a Deresidualization of Swedish Child Welfare Policy and Practice?; 5. Denmark: Voluntary Placements as a Family Support; 6. Finland: Child Abuse as a Family Problem; III. FAMILY SERVICE ORIENTATION - NONMANDATORY REPORTING; 7. Belgium: An Alternative Approach to Child Abuse Reporting and Treatment

8. The Netherlands: Responding to Abuse - Compassion or Control?9. Germany: A Nonpunitive Model; Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective; Indexes; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774216-5

0-19-535661-6

1-280-52835-4

1-4294-1559-2

OCLC:

476006602