Toward a Child-Centered, Neighborhood-Based Child Protection System
A Report of the Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law
Gary B Melton editor Ross A Thompson editor Mark A Small editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Nov '01
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Presents a neighborhood-based child protection system that is more successful in protecting youngsters from abuse and neglect than the current, status quo system.
Their research spotlights neighborhood-based child protection systems and provides a comprehensive approach for creating procedures that meaningfully address child maltreatment.
The volume discusses the challenges of moving toward such a system within the current legal, political, and cross-cultural contexts of child protection.
The current system of protecting society's children from abuse is failing miserably. In this volume, scholars affiliated with universities and professional associations nationwide pinpoint a better strategy. Their research spotlights neighborhood-based child protection systems and provides a comprehensive approach for creating procedures that meaningfully address child maltreatment.
The volume discusses the challenges of moving toward such a system within the current legal, political, and cross-cultural contexts of child protection. Examples of promising applications of a community-based approach are cited. Also cited are the legal and practical structural steps to be taken in creating caring communities that effectively address child abuse and neglect.
ISBN: 9780275969103
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320 pages