Combatting Child Abuse: International Perspectives and Trends, 1st Edition

The problem of child abuse has become increasingly evident in North America and Western Europe. Many countries are now struggling with issues involving the definition of child maltreatment, reporting requirements, processes for responding to reports, substantiation rates, and services to abused children and their families. This book illustrates alternative approaches to dealing with these problems by examining and comparing the designs of child abuse systems in nine countries: the US, English, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Belgium, and Sweden.\nCombatting Child Abuse: International Perspectives and Trends 1st Edition is written by Neil Gilbert and published by Oxford University Press. ISBNs for Combatting Child Abuse are 9780195356618, 0195356616 and the print ISBNs are 9780195100099, 0195100093. Additional ISBNs include 9780195111675.