Responding to child sexual abuse in the United States and Kenya: Child protection and children's rights

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 601-608

  Mildred, Jane ^a   Plummer, Carol A ^b  

^a WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protection; Children's rights; Kenya; Sexual abuse; UNCRC; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349133456     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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