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Chapter 7          Dealing with Child Abuse,

                    the Red Herring of Child Welfare 

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Resources

• The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children
  Rob Geen, Shelley Waters Boots, Karen C. Tumlin (The Urban Institute)
   
• Past, Present, and Future Roles of Child Protective Services
  Patricia A. Schene (from The Future of Children)
   
• The Cost of Protecting Vulnerable Children (February 2001)
   
• Rethinking the Paradigm for Child Protection
  Jane Waldfogel (from The Future of Children)
   
• How We Can Better Protect Children from Abuse and Neglect: Four Commentaries
  Douglas J. Besharov, Marcia Robinson Lowry, Leroy H. Pelton, Michael W. Weber (from The Future of Children)
   
• Child Protection at the Crossroads: Child Abuse, Child Protection, and Recommendations for Reform
  By Susan Orr, Ph.D.

NCCPR Issue Papers

• They "Erred on the Side of the Child" -- Case Histories

• Child Abuse and Poverty
• The Real Reasons for Child Abuse Deaths
• The Unreasonable Assault on "Reasonable Efforts"