Child protection in America past, present, and future - Myers, John E. B. (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006)
Child protection from the colonial period to 1875 -- Societies for the prevention of cruelty to children -- Child protection from 1900 to 1962 -- Child protection from 1962 to the present -- Child sexual abuse -- Causes of child abuse and neglect -- Reducing abuse and neglect -- Improving the child protection system.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-300) and index.
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Keywords: Child welfare -- United States; Child welfare -- United States -- History; Child abuse -- United States -- Prevention; Child abuse -- Law and legislation -- United States; Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Electronic books