The social construction of child maltreatment
Overview of child maltreatment
Child fatalities due to maltreatment
The exploitation of children : child labor and sexual maltreatment
The development of the child protection system before the 20th century
The development of the child protection system in the 20th and 21st centuries
The nexus of parental rights, children's rights, and state intervention
Out of home placement : when to preserve families or remove children
Appendix A: Important figures in the history of child protection
Appendix B: Timeline
Notes
References
Index
About the author.