Neglected children :  research, practice, and policy / 
edited by Howard Dubowitz. 
 - Thousand Oaks, CA ;  London :  Sage,  c1999. 
 - viii, 320 p. ;  23 cm. +  pbk. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Child neglect: The family with a hole in the middle -- Child neglect: a review of definitions and measurement research -- Child neglect: causes and contributors -- Cultural competence and child neglect -- Child neglect: Short-term and long-term outcomes -- Neglect of children's health care -- Prenatal alcohol and drug use and risk of child maltreatment: a timely approach to intervention -- Fatal child neglect -- The prevention of child neglect -- Evaluation and risk assessment of child neglect in public child protection services -- Intervening with families when children are neglected -- Are battered women bad mothers? Rethinking the termination of abused women's parental rights for failure to protect -- Child neglect: Research recommendations and future directions -- Policy issues in child neglect. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761918426   
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98040296 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child abuse--United States.<br/>Abused children--Services for--United States.<br/>Social work with children--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.76