The Effects of Client Violence on Child-Protection Networks

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 144-158

  Littlechild, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; child abuse; informal and formal networks; intimidation; policies; protection; risk; social work; staff care; violence; violence against staff; violent clients

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998035284     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15248380020032004     Document Type: Article

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