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Combatting child abuse : international perspectives and trends

Author: Neil Gilbert
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series: Child welfare (Oxford University Press)
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Through a comparative study of the designs of child abuse reporting systems in nine countries including the United States, England, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Belgium, and Sweden, Combatting Child Abuse sheds light on common problems and policy responses currently emerging in efforts to reduce child abuse. By analyzing the philosophy, structure, and operation of these reporting systems and  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Cross-cultural studies
Études transculturelles
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Neil Gilbert
ISBN: 0195100093 9780195100099
OCLC Number: 34515133
Description: xii, 255 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: I. Child protective orientation. --
United States: California's reporting system --
Canada: Trends and issues in child welfare --
England: Child abuse reports, responses, and reforms. --
II. Family service orientation--mandatory reporting. --
Sweden: Towards a deresidualization of Swedish child welfare policy and practice? --
Denmark: Voluntary placements as a family support --
Finland: Child abuse as a family problem. --
III. Family service orientation--nonmandatory reporting. --
Belgium: An alternative approach to child abuse reporting and treatment --
The Netherlands: Responding to abuse--compassion or control? --
Germany: A nonpunitive model --
Conclusion: A comparative perspective.
Series Title: Child welfare (Oxford University Press)
Responsibility: edited by Neil Gilbert.
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Through a comparative study of the designs of child abuse reporting systems in nine countries including the United States, England, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Belgium, and Sweden, Combatting Child Abuse sheds light on common problems and policy responses currently emerging in efforts to reduce child abuse. By analyzing the philosophy, structure, and operation of these reporting systems and their outcomes, Neil Gilbert illuminates alternative perspectives on how the problem of child abuse is defined and introduces an expanded view of policy options designed to protect children.

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