Child abuse, child protection and the law /

Cleland, Alison,

Child abuse, child protection and the law / Alison Cleland. - First edition. - xxxviii, 475 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Legal recognition and definitions of child abuse -- The modern child protection processes -- Data protection, disclosure of information and confidentiality -- Offences against children and young people -- The consequences of prosecution -- The consequences of conviction -- Civil protection measures -- Consequences of civil protection measures -- How attainable is effective preventive and curative care? -- Offences against children under the age of 17 years to which special provisions apply -- Provision of information to the reporter -- Grounds of referral to children's hearing -- Descriptions of categories of abuse for registration -- Trials for sexual offences -- Sexual offences. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E. App. F.

"This is the first Scottish text to analyse the law relating to child abuse in terms of prevention, protection, and proactivity. This is the first book to consider both civil and criminal child protection measures relating to the protection of children and the prosecution of sexual offences. The child is kept at the centre of all discussion as the text attempts to identify the consequences for the child of the various legal mechanisms which may be used. This book will be of value for lawyers, social workers, police, medical practitioners, educators and children's organisations working in the field of child protection."--BOOK JACKET.

0414016076 9780414016071


Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Scotland.

KDC357 / .C54 2008

344.41103276

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