Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness is Caused by Abuse: Portable Guide to Investigating Child Abuse

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dc.contributor.authorU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-28T19:57:23Z
dc.date.available2014-07-28T19:57:23Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe guide provides information to help law enforcement differentiate between physical abuse and accidental injury during a child abuse investigation. The guide also identifies questions that law enforcement should address during an investigation, describes how to conduct a caretaker assessment when a child is injured, and highlights ways to work with the medical community to distinguish types of injuries and bruises.en_US
dc.identifier.citationU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2014). Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness is Caused by Abuse: Portable Guide to Investigating Child Abuse. Washington, DC: Author.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/243908.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1600
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventionen_US
dc.subjectinjury assessmenten_US
dc.subjectphysical abuseen_US
dc.subjectmedical evaluationen_US
dc.subjectmedical examinationen_US
dc.subjectinvestigationen_US
dc.subjectmedical evidenceen_US
dc.titleRecognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness is Caused by Abuse: Portable Guide to Investigating Child Abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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