| Description |
xxxiii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I Classification of Child Abuse and Neglect -- 1 An Examination of Research in Child Abuse and Neglect: Past Practices and Future Directions / Margaret M. Feerick and Kyle L. Snow -- 2 Defining Child Abuse and Neglect: A Search for Consensus / Rosemary Chalk -- 3 Characteristics of the Definition of Child Maltreatment: The Influence of Professional and Social Values / Jeffrey J. Haugaard -- II Definition and Theory in Child Abuse and Neglect -- 4 Operationally Defining Physical Abuse of Children / John F. Knutson and Deanna Heckenberg -- 5 Defining Child Neglect / Howard Dubowitz -- 6 Defining Sexual Abuse / Penelope K. Trickett -- 7 Defining Psychological Maltreatment / Marla R. Brassard and Kera L. Donovan -- 8 In Search of Construct Validity: Using Basic Concepts and Principles of Psychological Measurement to Define Child Maltreatment / David Watson -- III Current Approaches to Measurement -- 9 Self-Report Approaches / Sharon G. Portwood -- 10 Measuring Child Abuse and Neglect Using Child Protective Services Records / Desmond K. Runyan and Diana J. English -- 11 Direct Observations and Laboratory Analog Measures in Research Definitions of Child Maltreatment / David S. DeGarmo, John B. Reid, and John F. Knutson -- IV Social Policy Issues -- 12 Policy and Applied Definitions of Child Maltreatment / Maryfrances R. Porter, Jill Antonishak, and N. Dickon Reppucci -- 13 The Impact of Information Technology on Defining and Classifying Child Abuse and Neglect / Sally M. Flanzer, Ying-Ying Yuan, and Diana J. English -- 14 A New Look at Ethical Issues in Child Maltreatment Research / Cassandra Simmel, Sally M. Flanzer, and Mary Bruce Webb -- 15 Conclusions and Future Research Directions / Margaret M. Feerick and Kyle L. Snow. |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- United States.
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Child abuse -- Investigation -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Feerick, Margaret Mary, 1967-
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| ISBN |
1557667594 |
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9781557667595 |
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