Analysis of the Protected Status of Maltreated Children and Youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10223083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald C Bross (University of Colorado Denver, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 72-81 |
| Publication date | 1979-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1979.tb00802.x |
| OpenAlex | W2078804973 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Violence to children has been common throughout history, yet society's response to child abuse and neglect has developed quite slowly. The delay in recognizing and responding to child maltreatment, and the problems of structuring protection for children, are related strongly to the fact that children cannot exercise adult powers. Changes in the “status” of children will be enduring only as adults continue exercising their powers wisely on behalf of children. Under the law, status is a concept both used and misused on behalf of children. There seems to be no coherent view of childhood providing a consistent influence on legal decisions. Rather than ignoring many of the complexities of children's status, children's law should be better related to the degree of protection required by the child's or youth's developmental stage
Child abuse · Child neglect · Child protection · Developmental psychology · Medical emergency · Neglect · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Child Abuse and Trauma · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |