Child Abuse
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Description
TLawyers often broadly refer to laws related to child abuse and child neglect as “child protection” legislation. The principal purpose of neglect and abuse laws is to protect children from future harm. A person’s past behavior is relevant in child protection only to the extent that it reflects on his or her capacity to raise children adequately in the future.
Source Publication
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives
Source Editors/Authors
David S. Clark
Publication Date
2007
Volume Number
1: A—E
Recommended Citation
Guggenheim, Martin, "Child Abuse" (2007). Faculty Chapters. 1276.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1276
