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A Primer on Child Abuse and Neglect Law
Author(s) -
Ramsey Sarah H.,
Abrams Douglas E.
Publication year - 2010
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.1755-6988.2009.01036.x
Subject(s) - casebook , neglect , statutory law , law , doctrine , child abuse , psychology , political science , criminology , medicine , poison control , suicide prevention , psychiatry , medical emergency
This article surveys major aspects of child abuse and neglect law encountered by judges, lawyers, child advocates, and child care professionals. The authors, whose casebook, Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice (West 4th ed. forthcoming 2010), is required reading in nearly seventy law schools, analyze both statutory and case law.