Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Cynthia Crosson Tower

ISBN 10: 0205168140 / ISBN 13: 9780205168149

Published by Pearson Education, 1996

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pp. 464.

Seller Inventory # 263160926

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205168140
• ISBN 13: 9780205168149
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Used

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Synopsis

This is a survey the area of child abuse and neglect, this text covers all aspects of the subject, including physical and sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment. It is "student friendly", aiming to help students gain a frame of reference about abuse and to understand the work of protective services. Case studies provide personalized real-life stories which should make students aware of the actual human situations they will encounter in this field.

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“I found the Crosson-Tower text to be superior in both breadth and depth of the topics covered. Combined with the positive responses I have received from my students I would not consider using any other text.”

― William M. McGuigan, Pennsylvania State University