Enhancing law enforcement identification and investigation of child maltreatment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-207

  Portwood, Sharon G ^a   Grady, Mary T ^b   Dutton, Susanne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Identification; Investigation; Law enforcement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NEGLECT; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033981324     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00135-0     Document Type: Article

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