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962372
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b716742
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| Main Entry
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Myers, John E. B.
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| Title & Author
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Child protection in America : : past, present, and future /\ John E.B. Myers.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2006.
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1 online resource (viii, 306 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0198037872
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: 1280840935
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: 1429402822
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: 9780198037873
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: 9781280840937
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: 9781429402828
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0195169352
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9780195169355
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-300) and index.
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| Contents
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Child protection from the colonial period to 1875 -- Societies for the prevention of cruelty to children -- Child protection from 1900 to 1962 -- Child protection from 1962 to the present -- Child sexual abuse -- Causes of child abuse and neglect -- Reducing abuse and neglect -- Improving the child protection system.
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| Abstract
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Presenting a history of child protection in America, this work analyses reform proposals and introduces innovative policy strategies for reducing abuse and strengthening child protective services.
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Child abuse-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Child abuse-- United States-- Prevention.
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Child welfare-- United States-- History.
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Child welfare-- United States.
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Children-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- United States.
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Child abuse-- Law and legislation.
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Child abuse-- Prevention.
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Child welfare.
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Children-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Child Abuse.
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SELF-HELP-- Abuse.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.760973
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| LC Classification
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HV741.M928 2006eb
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