Child Abuse: An Evidence Base for Confident Practice

This seminal text on theory and research has been fully updated in terms of policy, cases and research. With a clarity of writing, the authors provide a knowledge base for the whole area of child abuse and child protection which is accessible to both the qualified experienced practitioner and in-experienced student, in particular the use of clear examples used to highlight a discussion or point. * Summaries of content at the beginning of each chapter * Detailed history chapters with chronologies at the end * Critical debate / standpoint on research studies and statistics * Comprehensive coverage of relevant issues, historical and contemporary * Extensive bibliography