Children of Neglect: When No One Cares (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415946582)

This book contains a comprehensive review of the current state of child neglect. Included are statistics regarding incidence and lethality, definitional issues, etiological theory, history of and current policy, and current interventions. As child neglect is often linked with structural issues, the book also examines the relationship of child neglect to poverty, substance abuse and culture.

Author: Margaret Smith,Rowena Fong
ISBN-10: 0415946581
ISBN-13: 9780415946582
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/29/2003
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.36h x 5.70w x 0.80d