Overcoming child abuse : a window on a world problem

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Title:

Overcoming child abuse : a window on a world problem

Author:

Freeman, Michael D. A.

ISBN:

9781855219861

9781855219823

Publication Information:

Aldershot : Ashgate, c2000.

Physical Description:

viii, 375 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

1. Child Abuse: The Search for a Solution / Michael Freeman -- 2. Child Protection Law in Australia / Patrick Parkinson -- 3. Child Abuse: The Bulgarian Case / Velina Todorova -- 4. Maltreatment of Children in Chile / Ines Pardo de Carvallo -- 5. Abused and Neglected Children in the Republic of Croatia / Dijana Jakovac-Lozic -- 6. The Definition of, and Legal and Management Responses to, the Problem of Child Abuse in England and Wales / Christina Lyon -- 7. Dealing with the Problems of Sexual Abuse of Children in Finland / Sirpa Taskinen -- 8. Child Abuse and the Law in the Federal Republic of Germany: Current Situation and Prospects / Stefan Heilmann and Ludwig Salgo -- 9. Child Abuse in Hungary / Klara Kerezsi -- 10. Taking Stock of a Revolution: Child Abuse and the Law in Israel, 1989-97 / Tamar Morag -- 11. Child Abuse in Japan: The Current Situation and Proposed Legal Changes / Yukiko Matsushima -- 12. Child Abuse and Neglect: A Malaysian Perspective / Zaleha Kamaruddin.

13. Protecting, Reporting and Supporting: Child Abuse and the Assessment of Risks in the Netherlands / H. E. M. Baartman and L. de Mey -- 14. Child Abuse in New Zealand / Bill Atkin -- 15. Child Abuse: The Nigerian Perspective / Eunice Uzodike -- 16. 'Let Him Take His Wife': Marriage, Protection and Exploitation of Girls in Zimbabwe / Alice Armstrong.

Subject Term:

Child abuse -- Cross-cultural studies.

Child abuse -- Law and legislation -- Cross-cultural studies.

Child welfare -- Cross-cultural studies.

Added Author:

Freeman, Michael D. A.

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Summary

Contains 16 contributions addressing a variety of perspectives on mental, physical, and sexual child abuse on all five continents. Various definitions, legal emphases, and management techniques are explored in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Israel, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Republic of Croatia, England, Wales, and Chile by psychologists, lawyers, criminologists, and child advocates and researchers. Essays reveal the importance of culture, as well as the importance of commitment to eradicate the problem. An introductory essay provides a solid introduction to the issue and to the history of efforts to address the problem around the world. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Summary

This text presents an examination of child abuse, considering it as a global problem. The text considers child abuse to include physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, Munchausen's disease by proxy, domestic violence, parental smoking and the consumption of drugs whilst pregnant. These issues are considered in countries such as Australia, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and New Zealand.