| Confronting Cruelty: Child Protect Australia Contributor(s): Shurleescott, Dorothy (Author), Shurleescott, Swain (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522849989 ISBN-13: 9780522849981 Publisher: Melbourne University OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2002 Annotation: There is widespread concern in society about the problems of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect of children, but little understanding of the way in which what we call "child abuse" has been defined and treated over time. This analysis investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse in Australia through the lens of the Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, now the Children's Protection Society (CPS), from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Children's Studies - Self-help | Abuse - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.760 |
| LCCN: 2003430983 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.56" W x 7.9" (1.02 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse through the lens of the Children's Protection Society from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. The text explores the inner world of the organization within history and the changes in law and the social constructions of abuse. |