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| Case Records | 1 |
| Child Abuse | 1 |
| Child Advocacy | 1 |
| Child Neglect | 1 |
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| Besharov, Douglas J. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBesharov, Douglas J. – Children Today, 1977
Cites shortcomings of existing centralized state systems for processing child protection case records. Diagnostic, monitoring and statistical functions of these registers are described as severely limited by inaccurate and incomplete reporting. Confidentiality of records, subjects' access to records and problems of verification are discussed. (BF)
Descriptors: Case Records, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect
