History of Child Saving in the United States

History of Child Saving in the United States
Title History of Child Saving in the United States PDF eBook
Author National Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.). Committee on the History of Child-Saving Work
Publisher
Pages 470
Release 1893
Genre Charities
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History of Child Saving in the United States

History of Child Saving in the United States
Title History of Child Saving in the United States PDF eBook
Author National Conference on Social Welfare. Annual Forum Committee on the History of Child-Saving Work
Publisher
Pages 438
Release 1893
Genre Charities
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Bureau Publication (United States. Children's Bureau).

Bureau Publication (United States. Children's Bureau).
Title Bureau Publication (United States. Children's Bureau). PDF eBook
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Pages 1350
Release 1924
Genre Child labor
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Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau). no. 136, 1924

Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau). no. 136, 1924
Title Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau). no. 136, 1924 PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 292
Release 1926
Genre
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Publications of the Children's Bureau

Publications of the Children's Bureau
Title Publications of the Children's Bureau PDF eBook
Author United States. Children's Bureau
Publisher
Pages 1024
Release 1924
Genre Child welfare
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State Commissions for the Study and Revision of Child-welfare Laws

State Commissions for the Study and Revision of Child-welfare Laws
Title State Commissions for the Study and Revision of Child-welfare Laws PDF eBook
Author United States. Children's Bureau
Publisher
Pages 1280
Release 1924
Genre Child welfare
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The Politics of Child Abuse in America

The Politics of Child Abuse in America
Title The Politics of Child Abuse in America PDF eBook
Author Lela B. Costin
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 208
Release 1997-02-27
Genre Social Science
ISBN 0190283459

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Child abuse policy in the United States contains dangerous contradictions, which have only intensified as the public slowly accepted it as a middle class problem. One contradiction is the rapidly expanding child abuse industry (made up of enterprising psychotherapists and attorneys) which is consuming enormous resources, while thousands of poor children are seriously injured or killed, many while being "protected" by public agencies. This "rediscovery" has also led to the frenzied pursuit of offenders, resulting in the sacrifice of some innocent people. Moreover, the media's focus on the sensational details of high-visibility sexual abuse cases has helped to trivialize, if not commercialize, the child abuse problem. As such, child abuse has gone from a social problem to a social spectacle. By the 1980s the child welfare system had become a virtual "nonsystem," marked by a staggering turnover of staff, unmanageable caseloads, a severe shortage of funding, and caseloads composed of highly dysfunctional families (many with drug-related problems). To make room for these families, public agencies rationed services by increasingly screening-out child abuse reports which contained little likelihood of serious bodily harm. In The Politics of Child Abuse in America, the authors argue that child abuse must be viewed as a public safety problem. This redefinition would make it congruent with other family-based social trends, including the crackdown on domestic violence. Children must have the same legal protection currently extended to physically and sexually abused women. This can be done by creating a "Children's Authority," which would have the overall charge for protecting children. Specifically, Children's Authorities would have the responsibility for providing the six main functions of child protection: investigation, enforcement, placement services, prevention and education, family support, and research and development. Offering a unique perspective on the cold reality of this crisis, The Politics of Child Abuse in America will be a provocative work for social workers and human service personnel, as well as the general reader concerned with this timely issue.