Child maltreatment fatalities: Predicting rates and the efficacy of child welfare policy

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-143

  Douglas, Emily M ^a   Mccarthy, Sean C ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child fatalities; Child maltreatment; Media attention; Policy practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953139209     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15588742.2011.555323     Document Type: Article

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