Child Abuse And Neglect

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a review of several of the major findings and debates in the child abuse and neglect (CAN) field while framing CAN as a major social problem. The chapter begins with a brief historical review, and then moves to a discussion surrounding the definitions, recent epidemiological findings, and risk factors. Technology and sexual exploitation are examined and several sociological perspectives are compared and contrasted. A brief discussion of genocide and CAN is presented. Finally, the current status and debates surrounding interventions, prevention, and practices are explored along with a discussion of the risks of the criminalization and medicalization of CAN.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems

Volume

2

Number of Pages

309-326

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108550710.019

Socpus ID

85048552600 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85048552600

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