Child abuse in the deep south: geographical modifiers of abuse characteristics
Auteur :
Badger, Lee W. / Green, Nicholas A. / Jones, L. Ralph / Hartman, Julia A.
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817303631
Date de publication :
15 mars 2016
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
246 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents a study of physical and sexual child abuse designed to measure the incidence of child abuse and neglect in the state of Alabama, identify the characteristics of confirmed abuse, and test the hypothesis that community size is a key, predictive variable in the surveillance, reporting, and caseworker determination of abuse.