Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect

Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9402400745
ISBN-13 : 9789402400748
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Book Synopsis Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect by : Ben Mathews

Download or read book Mandatory Reporting Laws and the Identification of Severe Child Abuse and Neglect written by Ben Mathews and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive international coverage of key issues in mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. The book draws on a collection of the foremost scholars in the field, as well as clinicians and practice-based experts, to explore the nature, history, impact and justifiability of mandatory reporting laws, their optimal form, legal and conceptual issues, and practical issues and challenges for reporters, professional educators and governments. Key issues in non-Western nations are also explored briefly to assess the potential of socio-legal responses sex trafficking, forced child labour and child marriage. The book is of particular value to policy makers, educators and opinion leaders in government departments dealing with children, and to professionals and organisations who work with children. It is also intended to be a key authority for researchers and teachers in the fields of medicine, nursing, social work, education, law, psychology, health and allied health fields.


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