Lifting the Veil
Child Abuse Reporting: Part III
1. Douglas J. Besharov with Lisa A. Laumann, "Child Abuse Reporting," Social Science and Modern Society, May/June 1996
2. American Humane Association, Statistics for 1975, (Denver, Co.: 1977).
3. American Humane Association, Highlights of Official Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting, 1986, 1988. 4. Leroy H. Pelton, For Reasons of Poverty: A Critical Analysis Of The Public child Welfare System In The United States, (New York: Praeger, 1989) p. 35. 5. State Register for Reports of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, New York State Central Register Reporting Highlights, 1974 - 1990, 1991. 6. New York State Commission of Investigation, Temporary Commission of Investigation of the State of New York, Secrets That Can Kill: Child Abuse Investigations in New York State, January, 1996.7. New York State Senate, Child Abuse, Narrative N90704, April 2, 1997.
8. Theodore J. Stein, Child Welfare and the Law, (New York: Longman, 1991) p. 49. 9. Duncan Lindsey, The Welfare of Children, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994) p. 159 citing: Hepworth, H. P., Child Neglect and Abuse. In K.L. Levitt and B. Wharf, eds., The Challenge of Child Welfare, (Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 1985) pp. 28 - 52.
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Leroy H. Pelton, p. 36. 11. Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review, State Child Abuse and Maltreatment Register, Child Abuse Hotline, (Albany: March 23, 1985) p. 25.12. Department of Human Services, State of Georgia Program Evaluation: Child Protective Services Program, Prepared by Office of Planning and Budget, Department of Audits, (January 1995) p. 5.
13. Matthew Bowers, "Fewer Cases of Child Abuse Reported in Va. Last Year," Virginian-Pilot, (May 11, 1995)
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Testimony of Douglas J. Besharov, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, March 3, 1987.15. American Association for Protecting Children, Highlights of Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting--1986, (Denver, CO: AAPC, 1987), p. 27.
16. Paul Dilorenzo, "Breaking Up Families Isn't Best Solution," Philadelphia Daily News, (June 26, 1992).
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