Full Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to the issues of child abuse and neglect. Edited by renowned members of the Colorado-based International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), special focus is placed on the diversities and challenges on a national and global scale.
Divided into five sections, the book begins with an introduction to child abuse and neglect, and child protection. The following chapters examine the extent and forms of abuse including physical and sexual abuse, child labour, and trafficking. International perspectives are also discussed.
The following sections of this resource describe efforts to protect children from abuse and neglect, including the judicial aspects of prevention. The book concludes with discussion on social and cultural aspects of child abuse and protection.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to child abuse and neglect, and its prevention
Special focus on national and global diversities and challenges
International perspectives discussed in detail
Edited by members of Colorado-based ISPCAN
Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Child Abuse and Neglect: Challenges and Opportunities
Child Protection: Child Abuse and Neglect: Global Perspectives
Section 2: Extent, Forms of Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Physical Abuse
Medicolegal Aspects of Child Abuse in India
Corporal Punishment in the Middle East and North Africa Region
International Perspectives on Child Sexual Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse in India
Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse
Child Trafficking in Asia-Pacific Countries
Child Labor
Violations of Child Rights During Disasters
Child Neglect: Wider Dimensions
Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities: Under the Veil of Secrecy
Section 3: Protection and Prevention
General Comment 13 on Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - Essential Elements of Child Protection Systems
Child Protection: Assigning Responsibility
Developing Disaster Preparedness for Child Protection
Corporal Punishment: Movement to Prohibit and Eliminate all Corporal Punishment of Children
Child Abuse and Neglect: Influence of Context, Culture and Timing on Resilience
Public Health Approach to Child Abuse and Neglect: From Grass Roots to Public Policy
Monitoring and evaluating community-based interventions for children and families in the Asia-Pacific region
Section 4: Judicial Aspects
Enforcing Justice Through Law and Governance
Juvenile Justice in India: Challenges and the Way Forward
Section 5: Social and Cultural Aspects
Socio-legal Measures for Protection of Child Rights in India: A Review
Cultural Issues and Child Maltreatment:
Media and Child Protection
Involving Children in Policy Making: The Norwegian Experience
Asia-Pacific Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
The Delhi Declaration
