What Is Neglect? State Legal Definitions in the United States

Neglect is the most common form of reported child maltreatment in the United States with 75.3% of confirmed child maltreatment victims in 2015 neglected. Despite constituting the majority of reported child maltreatment cases and victims, neglect still lacks a standard definition. In the United State...

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Published in:Child maltreatment 2018-08, Vol.23 (3), p.303-315
Main Author: Rebbe, Rebecca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - legislation & jurisprudence
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Child welfare
Child Welfare - legislation & jurisprudence
Children
Cluster analysis
Content analysis
Crime Victims - legislation & jurisprudence
Definitions
Humans
Law
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Operational definitions
State laws
United States
Victims
Welfare state
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