Child Abuse

The third edition of this text provides a comprehensive explanation of the complex legal framework that surrounds child abuse, written for all professionals and agencies responsible for protecting children. "Child Abuse" provides a practical account of the range of civil and criminal proceedings, and describes the interaction of the various disciplines involved in the process. This new edition has been completely revised to reflect the extensive changes to the law relevant to the protection of children from abuse and the prosecution of child abusers. Changes include amendments to the Children Act 1989; the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998; the Protection of Children Act 1999; the Care Standards Act 2000; the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000; the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. Other issues addressed include a review of the several inquiries arising from failures in the child protection scheme and the establishment of CAFCASS.

ISBN 0853085765   Pages 816 ISBN13 9780853085768 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Jordan Publishing Ltd   Published in Bristol Imprint Family Law   Previous ISBN 9780853081364 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 01 Mar 2003   Width (mm) 156 Library of Congress 2003374413   Spine width (mm) 37 DEWEY 344.4103276   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Dedication
		Foreword
		Preface
		Table of Cases
		Table of Statutes
		Table of Statutory Instruments
		Table of Circulars, Guidance and other Official Publications
		Table of Conventions and Foreign Enactments
		Table of Abbreviations
1		Introduction: the national and international legal and social policy context		1
2		Forms of child abuse		29
3		Issues in child abuse		95
4		The legal framework		125
5		The identification, investigation and initiation of proceedings		165
6		Inter-agency co-operation		227
7		Civil proceedings: care and supervision order proceedings in the family proceedings court, the county court and the High Court, and the making of secure accommodation orders		281
8		Evidence and procedure in civil child abuse cases		367
9		Criminal proceedings		423
10		Contact		533
11		Representations procedures and judicial review		569
12		Child abuse and child protection: into the next millennium		639
		Bibliography		673
		Index		683

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