Children are the group most likely to be victimized yet least likely to report the crimes against them. Because of their unique vulnerability, an elaborate set of protections tries to secure their sa ... Read more
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Mary Bruce Webb; Kathryn Dowd; Brenda Jones Harden; John Landsverk; Mark F. Testa
Pages
480 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
165 x 245 mm
Pub date
Feb 2010
The landmark National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) study represents the first effort to gather nationally representative data, based on first-hand reports, about the well-being of ... Read more
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Child Welfare Removals by the State addresses a most important (but little-researched) legal proceeding: when the State intervenes in the private family sphere to remove children at risk to a place of ... Read more
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Marit Skivenes; Ravinder Barn; Katrin Kriz; Tarja Poso
Pages
304 Pages
Format
Hardcover
Size
169 x 244 mm
Pub date
Jan 2015
The book examines where, why and to what extent immigrant children are represented in the child welfare system in different countries. These countries include Australia/New Zealand, Belgium/the Nethe ... Read more
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Organized around the theme of child well-being, this book provides an overview of child welfare's past and present with consideration of its future. Using case examples and discussion questions, this ... Read more
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Childhood obesity is an international public health concern, with a high profile in both the media and government policy. Controversial issues in the prevention of childhood obesity need to be conside ... Read more
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In Japan today over 30,000 children are in the care of the state because their parents or guardians cannot, will not, or are not considered competent to look after them. Drawing on his long-term field ... Read more
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An unrelenting prison boom, marked by stark racial disparities, pulled a disproportionate number of young black men into prison in the last forty years. In Children of the Prison Boom, Sara Wakefield ... Read more
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Barbara Jo Fidler; Nicholas Bala; Michael A. Saini
Pages
324 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
161 x 236 mm
Pub date
Sep 2012
Interest in the problem of children who resist contact with or become alienated from a parent after separation or divorce is growing, due in part to parents' increasing frustrations with the apparent ... Read more
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Choice Matters is the healthcare sector's guide to understanding and delivering the brand of consumer- centered care that is an imperative for the Zocdoc age. Drawing on the authors' diverse backgroun ... Read more
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