Overview
There may be no other social problem so common, yet so little understood by the general public, as child abuse and neglect. This book is intended to help remedy that situation. After the Cradle Falls integrates examples from folklore, songs, and news articles with the latest summary of empirical research to create an accessible and engaging work intended to provoke the reader to think about how to address the issue of child abuse and neglect in America. Written in a conversational style, the book engages the reader in thinking through why maltreatment occurs, what it looks like, and what we do and do not know. Most importantly, it asks the reader to become involved in the solution based on their own conclusions and values. Given the prevailing state of widespread public misunderstanding about child abuse, its causes and effects, and the involved systems, After the Cradle Falls is particularly current, relevant, and useful. It is a must-read for students, professionals in child advocacy or family services agencies, and policymakers.
Full Product Details
Author: Melissa Jonson-Reid (Professor & Director, Center for Violence and Injury Prevention, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University St. Louis) ,
Brett Drake (Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University St. Louis)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.466kg
ISBN: 9780190653026
ISBN 10: 0190653027
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 25 December 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Jonson-Reid and Drake, experts and leaders in the field, tackle the complexities of child abuse and neglect in this truly outstanding, comprehensive, and well-written book. After the Cradle Falls offers a compelling perspective on how we understand child abuse and neglect, why it occurs, and what we can do about this pressing and perplexing issue. There is great value in this book for students, professionals, policy makers, and the general public. - Jill E. Korbin, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Professor of Anthropology;, Director, Schubert Center or Child Studies, Case Western Reserve University
Winner of the 2019 Society for Social Work and Research Book Award Jonson-Reid and Drake, experts and leaders in the field, tackle the complexities of child abuse and neglect in this truly outstanding, comprehensive, and well-written book. After the Cradle Falls offers a compelling perspective on how we understand child abuse and neglect, why it occurs, and what we can do about this pressing and perplexing issue. There is great value in this book for students, professionals, policy makers, and the general public. - Jill E. Korbin, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Professor of Anthropology;, Director, Schubert Center or Child Studies, Case Western Reserve University
Author Information
Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, MSW, is Ralph & Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work and directs the Center for Violence and Injury Prevention at Washington University. Prior to academia, she administered school-based programming for youth in foster care and worked as a domestic violence counselor. Her work focuses on understanding how children's policy and services impact longer term outcomes as well as innovations to existing programs to prevent maltreatment. Brett Drake, PhD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at Washington University. Prior to academia, he worked as a child protection worker in a child welfare agency. His work focuses on the epidemiology of child maltreatment, maltreatment reporting and the response to reports, and the intersection of poverty and maltreatment.
