The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment

Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 12
PART I. The Child Protection System in the United States......Page 13
1. A Short History of Child Protection in America......Page 14
2. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect......Page 27
3. Child Protection System......Page 48
4. Juvenile Court......Page 61
5. Foster Care and Adoption......Page 75
6. Criminal Prosecution of Child Maltreatment......Page 95
PART II. Neglect......Page 108
7. Child Neglect......Page 109
8. Psychological Maltreatment......Page 130
9. Neglect of Children’s Health Care......Page 149
10. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence......Page 169
PART III. Physical Abuse......Page 183
11. Medical Evaluation of Physical Abuse......Page 184
12. Child Physical Abuse: Interventions for Parents Who Engage in Coercive Parenting Practices and Their Children......Page 196
PART IV. Child Sexual Abuse......Page 214
13. Child Sexual Abuse: Definitions, Prevalence, and Consequences......Page 215
14. Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Implications for Interviewing......Page 232
15. Medical Issues in Child Sexual Abuse......Page 251
16. Mental Health Treatment for the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse......Page 265
17. Treatment of Adolescent and Adult Sex Offenders......Page 287
18. Preventing Sexual Abuse: Community Protection Policies and Practice......Page 303
PART V. Investigation and Substantiation of Neglect and Abuse......Page 318
19. Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation......Page 319
20. Interviewing Children......Page 330
21. Legal Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect Practice......Page 353
22. Proving Child Maltreatment in Court......Page 368
Author Index......Page 388
Subject Index......Page 435
About the Editor......Page 471
About the Contributors......Page 472