Protection and Advocacy Agencies: National Survey of Efforts to Prevent Residential Abuse and Neglect.

Zuckerman, Marilyn; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Protection and Advocacy Agencies: National Survey of Efforts to Prevent Residential Abuse and Neglect.

Zuckerman, Marilyn; And Others

Mental Retardation, v24 n4 p197-201 Aug 1986

An exploratory study of the role of protection and advocacy agencies in investigations of abuse and neglect of institutionalized developmental disabled persons indicated that these agencies play a major role in abuse and neglect prevention in spite of the few staff members and resources allocated to such investigations. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Crime Prevention, Developmental Disabilities, National Surveys, Residential Programs, Social Agencies

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