MALTREATED CHILD AND THE MILITARY POLICEMAN - A MEDIC'S VIEW

• NCJ Number: 29385
• Journal: MILITARY POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT JOURNAL Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Dated: (FALL 1974) Pages: 21-24
• Author(s): J K MILLER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of the Army
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ISSUES IN THE RECOGNITION, TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND HANDLING OF CHILD ABUSE CASES ARE EXAMINED, AND COMMON CHILD ABUSE PATTERNS ARE REVIEWED.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT A 'CHILD PROTECTION' APPROACH RATHER THAN A 'PARENTAL PUNISHMENT' APPROACH BE TAKEN IN CHILD ABUSE CASES. SUGGESTIONS FOR POLICE IN HANDLING AND PREVENTING THESE CASES ARE PROVIDED.