Developmental considerations in the definition of child maltreatment

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Authors

J. Lawrence Aber · Harvard University Press

Edward Zigler · Center For Social Innovation

Abstract

Conflict among definitions of child maltreatment abounds. Diagnostic, sociological, legal, and research approaches each focus on a different aspect of the phenomenon as the defining factor. Improved definitions require careful analysis of objectives for defining child maltreatment and a consideration of the developmental nature of the phenomenon.

Topics & Keywords

Child Abuse and Trauma Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Child Abuse and Related Trauma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

Volume 1981, Issue 11, pp. 1-29

DOI: 10.1002/cd.23219811103

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