NCJ Number
29000
Date Published
1973
Length
21 pages
Annotation
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY GROUP INVOLVING MOST OF THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES INVOLVED IN THE PROBLEMS OF CHILD ABUSE.
Abstract
THE GROUPS MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CHILD ABUSE, THE CHIEF EMPHASIS AMONG THE THREE PARTIES NORMALLY INVOLVED IN THE CHILD ABUSE CASE--THE DOCTOR, SOCIAL WORKER, AND THE POLICE. THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT DETAILS THE VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE THREE DISCIPLINES IN MANAGING A CHILD ABUSE PROBLEM.