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McCormick, Kathleen – Executive Educator, 1984
Efforts to locate missing children have expanded from a federal law allowing for entry of information into an F.B.I. computer system to companion bills before Congress for establishing a national missing child clearinghouse and a Justice Department center to help in conducting searches. Private organizations are also involved. (KS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Law Enforcement
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1991
In his opening statement at this hearing, committee chairman Senator Joseph Biden mentioned the National Child Protection Act of 1991; praised Oprah Winfrey's efforts to support programs and legislation to prevent sexual abuse of children; presented data on the incidence of sexual abuse of children in the home and in day care centers; and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Day Care
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report was developed to highlight some of the most effective state laws that concern child victimization. It is intended for use by state legislators, governors, and state officials as well as by all citizens concerned about protecting children. A sampling of varied legislation from several states is included which demonstrates how the issues…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1980
This committee report contains the results of an investigation by young reporters (aged 10-17) from the Children Express magazine into the inappropriate incarceration of neglected or abused children and status offenders not charged with crimes. The hearings include the statements of 25 expert witnesses, researchers, and formerly incarcerated…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1979
The papers from three 1979 Congressional hearings examine the abuse and neglect of children, both handicapped and nonhandicapped, in foster homes and institutions. Thirty-two prepared statements are included by representatives of such agencies as the Children's Defense Fund; San Francisco Child Abuse Council; Child Welfare League of America;…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1986
This document contains testimonies from witnesses and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the exploitation of runaway children and adolescents. Opening statements are included from Senators Hawkins, Dodd, and Grassley which briefly describe runaway statistics, the dangers faced by runaways, and efforts to help…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Children
Talan, Teri N.; And Others – 1978
This handbook was written by the Child Advocate Association in an attempt to clarify the laws and legal procedures governing child abuse and neglect. While some of the legal material is technical and is included to provide practical assistance to attorneys, the bulk of the material is intended for social workers, police, and school and medical…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Burns, George E.; Lake, Donald E. – Interchange on Education, 1983
This paper examines how child protection legislation has affected educational systems and school personnel in Canada and the United States and draws general conclusions about the adequacy of legislation concerning child abuse reporting requirements. Vagueness in the laws leads to problems with their implementation. (PP)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Educational Legislation
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 2002
In May 2002, participants at the United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on Children committed to a set of specific goals for children and youth and a basic framework for meeting these goals. This report compiles the commitments that were part of the Special Session: (1) the Millennium Development Goals, earlier pledged to by all 189…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Safety, Child Welfare
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1986
A hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary concerning S. 1818, a bill to prevent sexual molestation of children in Indian country, provides a forum for witnesses and describes a child advocacy program. Three witnesses from Fort Peck Reservation, Montana, describe incidence and characteristics of sexual abuse on the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Abuse
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1985
These Congressional hearings provide the text of and materials related to proposed Senate Bill S. 521, intended to promote the public welfare by protecting institutionalized children from abuse, and Senate Bill S.1924, which would create a central federal file of sexual assault and child molesting arrests and convictions. This federal file would…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Children
Peer reviewedLawton, Stephan E.; And Others – College and University, 1985
Legislative, judicial, and administrative activity surrounding questions raised about treatment of critically ill newborns are discussed, including the Indiana Baby Doe case, the March 1983 Baby Doe II rule and its invalidation, the related lawsuit, and recent congressional activity regarding amendment of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Court Litigation
Baurley, Marion E.; Street, Matthew H. – 1981
Designed to provide the reader with general background information in the area of American Indian child abuse and neglect law and to present a framework in which individual abuse or neglect cases may be analyzed, this report is divided into four sections. The first section describes features of the jurisdictional conflicts encountered in American…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1978
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science, Senate of Canada. This issue, the ninth in a series of 19…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Rose, Carol M. – 1978
This book outlines several areas of legal development relating to children's agencies. Past rulings and implications for practice are discussed. Chapters and the topics covered are: (1) Agency-Child Relationship (children's constitutional rights, impact on the "In Loco Parentis" doctrine, children's rights as distinct from parental…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
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