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Confronting Cruelty: Historical Perspectives on Child Protection in Australia
Dorothy Scott
Confronting Cruelty: Historical Perspectives on Child Protection in Australia
Dorothy Scott
Investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse through the lens of the Children's Protection Society from 1896 to the end of the 20th century. The text explores the inner world of the organization within history and the changes in law and the social constructions of abuse.
248 pages, facsimiles, , portraits
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 15, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780522849981 |
Publishers | Melbourne University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Dimensions | 154 × 227 × 21 mm · 332 g |