Public perceptions of child maltreatment: A national convenience sample

Craig Winston LeCroy and Skyler Milligan-LeCroy

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 119, issue C

Abstract: The public view of the social problem of child abuse and neglect plays a key role in determining individuals’ willingness to report cases of child maltreatment. The present study focuses on examining current public knowledge and opinions on child maltreatment reporting. Our research also explores the factors that the public find most important in affecting and preventing child maltreatment.

Keywords: Child maltreatment; Child abuse and neglect; Public opinion; Child protective service reporting; Public support for child maltreatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105677

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