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082 0 _a362.76 CON
100 _aConnolly, Marie
_9951
245 _aLives cut short :
_bchild death by maltreatment
_cConnolly, Marie; Doolan, M.P. (Michael Patrick)
260 _aWellington, [N.Z.]
_bDunmore Publishing
_c2007
300 _a132 p. ; 22 cm.
365 _a00
_b24.95
500 _aRecommended reading
520 _aThis book was produced in conjunction with New Zealand's Children's Commissioner. The authors' aim is to provide a better understanding of child death by maltreatment and of society's responses to it. The first part of the book discusses the prevalence and nature of child homicide, with a review of the international literature. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the 91 cases of child deaths by maltreatment which occurred between 1991 and 2000, drawing on Police data. The second part of the book discusses responses to child homicide by statutory child protection services. It discusses the impact a growth in a culture of blame relating to child deaths and statutory child protection services has had, including increased risk-aversion in child protection practices. The daily complexities of child protection social work are discussed, followed by a report on a qualitative study of the nine deaths of children who were known to Child, Youth and Family, New Zealand's statutory child protection agency, between 1996 and 2000. Finally, the policy and practice implications that can be drawn from the child deaths reviewed are discussed. The authors argue that the number of future child deaths by maltreatment can be reduced if response systems are strengthened and if society works collectively to break cycles of child abuse and neglect.
522 _anz
650 2 7 _9458
_aPREVENTION
_2FVC
650 2 7 _9103
_aCHILD ABUSE
_2FVC
650 2 7 _aRECOMMENDED READING
_96431
650 2 7 _aADOLESCENTS
_943
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCASE STUDIES
_9101
650 2 7 _aCHILD HOMICIDE
_9112
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCHILD NEGLECT
_9114
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCHILD WELFARE
_9124
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCHILDREN AT RISK
_9131
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aCHILDREN
_9127
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aFAMILIES
_9238
650 2 7 _aINFANTICIDE
_9312
650 2 7 _aINFANTS
_9313
650 2 7 _2FVC
_aINTERVENTION
_9326
650 2 7 _aMORTALITY
_9391
650 2 7 _aSTATISTICS
_9575
650 2 7 _aYOUNG PEOPLE
_9660
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
700 1 _aDoolan, Mike
_91068
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_cBOOK