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Title Child abuse : opposing viewpoints / Louise I. Gerdes, book editor.

Imprint San Diego, [Calif.] : Greenhaven Press, c2003.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  362.76 C437a 2003    ---  Available
Description 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Opposing viewpoints series
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215) and index.
Contents Multiple factors contribute to child abuse / Lesa Bethea -- Poverty is the leading cause of child abuse / National Coalition for Child Protection Reform -- Substance-abusing parents are more likely to abuse their children / Joseph A. Califano Jr. -- Children with disabilities are at greater risk for abuse / American Academy of Pediatrics -- Sexualizing children may encourage child sexual abuse / Julie Hudash -- Globalization fosters child sexual abuse / Ron O'Grady -- Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse is adequate / Stephen J. Rossetti -- Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse is inadequate / Thomas P. Doyle -- Catholic Church must institute a zero-tolerance policy for child sexual abuse / David McGrath -- Zero tolerance of child sexual abuse could lead to further abuse / National Catholic Reporter -- Catholic Church should ban homosexuals from the priesthood / Tom Barrett -- Catholic Church should reevaluate its celibacy requirement for priests / Eugene Cullen Kennedy -- Factors other than celibacy and homosexuality foster child sexual abuse by priests / Joseph J. Guido -- Community notification laws protect children from child molesters / Suzanne D. DiNubile -- Community notification laws are unjust / Robert E. Freeman-Longo -- Expanding police powers will protect children from sexual exploitation on the Internet / Louis J. Freeh -- Expanding police powers is unnecessary to combat child sexual exploitation on the Internet / Philip Jenkins -- Computer-generated child pornography should be banned / Paul M. Rodriguez -- Laws against computer-generated child pornography are unneccessary and unfair / Wendy Kaminer -- Family preservation programs are more effective than foster care / National Coalition for Child Protection Reform -- Family preservation programs put children at risk / Susan Orr -- Policies encouraging adoption should be strengthened / Elizabeth Bartholet -- Policies encouraging adoption are often unfair / Dara Colwell -- Disciplinary spanking should be banned / Nadine Block -- Disciplinary spanking is not child abuse / Okey Chigbo.
Subject Child abuse.
Child abuse -- Investigation.
Child molesters.
Added Author Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
ISBN 0737716738 (lib. : alk. paper)
0737716746 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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