{"product_id":"the-future-of-child-protection-9780674007239","title":"The Future of Child Protection","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe public is right to be concerned about child protective services, shows Waldfogel, but many perceptions of the CPS system and the problems it is designed to alleviate are inaccurate. This book goes beyond the headlines, using historical, comparative, and specific case data to formulate a new approach to protecting children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a carefully balanced analysis, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Child Protection\u003c\/i\u003e advances the policy debate beyond the 'child abuse as a problem of poverty' and the 'criminalization of child abuse' perspectives in the current literature. Waldfogel develops a powerful case for the reform of the CPS system through a differential response model--a compelling alternative that policy makers are well-advised to study. The book is clearly written and the scholarship first-rate. -- Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Child Abuse and Neglect Today  The Role of Child Protective Services  The Demographics of Children in Need of Protection  Consequences of Reporting   2. A Comparative Perspective   Operation of Child Protective Services   Sample Data   Criteria for Reporting   Procedures after Reporting   Differences in Outcome by Type of Reporter   Outcomes   Why Are U.S. Reporting Rates So High?   3. The Current Child Protective Services System  Scope   A Brief History of CPS   Underlying Assumptions   A Critical View of the System   Implications for a New Paradigm   4. Entry into the System   History of the Reporting Laws   The Reporting, Screening, and Investigation System   Reforming the Intake System   Contents   5. Narrowing as a Strategy to Improve Child Protection   The Case for Narrowing   What Would \"Narrowing\" Mean?   Evaluating the Case for Narrowing   How \"Narrowing Plus\" Might Be Accomplished   Unresolved Issues   6. Differential Response: A New Paradigm for Child Protective Services   Paradigms for Child Protective Services   The Diversity and Complexity of Families Referred to CPS   Features of the Differential Response Paradigm   Moving to Differential Response   7. Working Together: Child Protection Reform in Britain   The Development of the British CPS System   The Impetus for Reform   The Children Act of 1989   Beyond the Children Act   8. Changing Frontline Practice  Implications of the New Paradigm  Lessons from Earlier Initiatives to Change  Frontline Practice   How States and Localities Can Help   9. Reforming Child Protection   The Current Child Protective Services System   A New Paradigm for Child Protection   Moving toward a More Fully Differentiated System   Improving the Effectiveness of the CPS  System's Response  Increasing the Role of Community Partners in Child Protection   The Endpoint of the Reforms    Notes   Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403514487127,"sku":"9780674007239","price":30.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674007239.jpg?v=1730483695","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-future-of-child-protection-9780674007239","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}