NCJ Number
34666
Date Published
1976
Length
96 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES THE ROLES OF SOME OF THE PROFESSIONALS AND AGENCIES INVOLVED IN CASE MANAGEMENT: THOSE WORKING WITH ABUSIVE PARENTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE AGENCIES, PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS, AND THE POLICE.
Abstract
ALSO EXAMINED ARE THE ROLES OF THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL IN PROTECTING THE WELFARE OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. CASE STUDIES ARE PRESENTED OF THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE UNIT OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY (MN) WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE ABUSED AND BATTERED CHILD UNIT OF THE LOS ANGELES (CA) POLICE DEPARTMENT. A NINE PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. FOR VOLUMES ONE AND THREE, 'AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEM' AND 'THE COMMUNITY TEAM APPROACH TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION,' SEE NCJ-34665 AND 67.