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Child abuse and neglect:A National Summary Of State Statutes
Author(s) -
Dobbin Shirley A.,
Gatowski Sophia I.,
Springgate Margaret
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1997.tb00773.x
Subject(s) - statute , statutory law , neglect , legislation , state (computer science) , child abuse , political science , law , psychology , medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency , psychiatry , computer science , algorithm
Effective court improvements must be based on comprehensive, baseline analysis of state child abuse and neglect statutes. This information will provide policy makers with improved tracking and evaluation opportunities as significant statutory changes are contemplated in pending federal initiatives and state court improvement activities. This article provides excerpts of a comprehensive national study undertaken to determine the level of uniformity or variance in statutes since the initiation of federal legislation attempting to improve state practice in the handling of child abuse and neglect cases. The state‐by‐state information is designed to provide diverse jurisdictions with an opportunity for comparative statutory analysis. The complete, 50 state Matrix of State Statutes Pertaining to Child Abuse, Neglect and Dependency is scheduled for publication later this year.