The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA): Background, Programs, and Funding

Stoltzfus, Emilie

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Children;    Children';    s rights;    Child abuse;   

RP-ID  :  R40899
RP-ID  :  R40899_2009Nov04

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report begins with discussion of the issue and scope of child abuse and neglect, followed by a discussion of the manner and scope of the work of the child protective services (CPS) agency in receiving and responding to allegations of child abuse or neglect, and then looks at some identified risk factors for poor child and family outcomes among all children in families investigated for abuse or neglect.