Title: Child abuse : betraying a trust /
Authors: Rein, Mei Ling
Publisher: Gale Group,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Child abuse.; Child abuse Statistics.; Child abuse United States Statistics.; Family violence United States Statistics.
Abstract: Contains primary and secondary source materials, including graphs, charts, quotes, and articles, that provide information about child abuse in the U.S., discussing the history and extent of the problem, causes and effects, child sexual abuse, false memories, child abuse reporting, and child abuse and the law.
Contents: Child abuse: a history -- Child abuse: a problem of definition -- Reporting child abuse -- How many children are maltreated? -- Causes and effects of child abuse -- Child sexual abuse -- Child abuse and the law -- False memories.