Child Maltreatment: A Collection of Readings

Description

This reader is a collection of 23 articles on Child Abuse and Neglect. It makes an ideal complement to the APSAC Handbook On Child Maltreatment - 3rd Edition. The book will be divided into five parts, including the following: 1.) Child Protection in the United States 2.) Child Neglect 3.) Physical Abuse 4.) Child Sexual Abuse 5.) Investigation and Substantiation of Neglect and Abuse. All articles selected are from the SAGE leading journals of Child Maltreatment and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Each article will contain a one page summary of key points written by John Myers as well as discussion questions at the end of each chapter.

About the author:
John E.B. Myers, J.D. is a Distinguished Professor and Scholar at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. John is the author or editor of eight books and more than 100 articles and chapters on child maltreatment. John's writing has been cited by more than 140 courts, including the United States Supreme Court. John is a frequent speaker at conferences, having made more than 400 presentations around the world.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781412995061
• Publisher : Corwin Press Inc.,U.S.
• Imprint : Corwin Press Inc.,U.S.
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Bind : Paperback
• Author : John E.B. Myers