Recognizing Child Abuse: A Guide For The Concerned

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Listing the steps that have been endorsed by district attorneys and prosecutors, this guide explains both responsibilities and legal liabilities in identifying and reporting possible child abuse, determine when intervention is necessary and protect yourself against wrongful accusation. Designed for teachers, police, day care workers, school nurses - and anyone in a position to help a child who might be abused - this book is essential and may help save children's lives.

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Douglas J.BersharovJ.D., LL.M., is a Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He was the first director of the U.S. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect from 1975 to 1979.