Child Abuse: Towards a Knowledge Base - Hardcover

Corby, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335205682 ISBN 13: 9780335205684

Publisher: Open University Pres, 2000

Synopsis

Corby (applied social studies, U. of Liverpool, UK) provides an introduction to child protection for students and caregivers, stressing the need to understand child abuse in a historical, social, and political context in order to understand causes and consequences. He overviews child abuse in history from the Middle Ages to the present and reviews contemporary research in Britain, the US, and Europe on defining child abuse, the extent of child abuse, and statistics on abusers. A final chapter discusses emerging issues such as prevention and development of therapeutic services. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author

Brian Corby is a professor of social work studies at the University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom. He has published an extensive body of work on the subject of child abuse and child protection.

Review

"This is a well written, comprehensive and informative book." - Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "I found it readable, well presented and most informative with child protection as an up-to-date and valuable resource for any library." - Nursing Times "The format is clear, the size compact, and the text comprehensive, making this an invaluable reference volume for teaching libraries and anyone with a specific interest in the subject." - Child Health "...a book which students on DipSW Areas of Particular Practice in child care and family work, and students on post-qualifying child protection courses, will want to have by them for constant reference." - Issues inSocial Work Education "This book will prove a useful tool. Gathering together a wide range of data and theory, it is comprehensive in its coverage and facilitates informed evaluation of the research." - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health "The book is useful, well structured and easy to read. It manages toaccomplish a great deal and will prove useful and informative to practitioners from many disciplines." - ACPP Review and Newsletter "This book is clearly written, it is easy to read and is virtually free of jargon. The subject matter is firmly located within its broader historical, social and political contexts, and a number of existing debates have been thoroughly expanded." - Youth and Policy

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Pres
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335205682
• ISBN 13: 9780335205684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 258