Families Frequently Encountered by Child Protection Services: A Report on Chronic Child Abuse and Neglect

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A longitudinal analysis of risk factors for child maltreatment: findings of a 17-year prospective study of officially recorded and self-reported child abuse and neglect

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Understanding the relationship between neighborhood poverty and specific types of child maltreatment

Brett Drake, Shanta Pandey · Child Abuse & Neglect · 1996 · 581 citations

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Community Level Factors and Child Maltreatment Rates

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Social Sciences, Child Health, Community Health +14

Defining maltreatment according to substantiation: distinction without a difference?

Jon M. Hussey, Jane Marshall, Elizabeth Dawes Knight et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect · 2005 · 443 citations

Social Sciences, Criminal Law, Crime +6