Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Laws: Issues and Implications for Policy
作者:
SETH C. KALICHMAN,
CHERYL L. BROSIG,
期刊:
Law&Policy
(WILEY Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 14,
issue 2‐3
页码: 153-168
ISSN:0265-8240
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9930.1992.tb00080.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Child maltreatment has been deemed a national emergency, with more than 2.5 million cases of abuse and neglect reported each year. Social policies designed to address child maltreatment include state statutes requiring professionals to report suspected child maltreatment to authorities. Mandatory reporting laws, while of potential benefit in the identification of abused and neglected children, can often result in higher or lower rates of reporting of abuse. The present paper reviews the functions of mandatory reporting statutes in professional contexts. Factors related to both low and high rates of reporting are discussed. In addition, suggestions for social policy are reviewed.
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