Proving Child Abuse
A Guide for Practice under the New York Family Court Act
By Douglas J. Besharov, J.D., LL.M.
1984: Family Life Development Center, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, New York State College of Human Ecology & Cornell University
1986: New York State Federation on Child Abuse and Neglect (reprinted)
Cover & Contents [PDF]
- I. Introduction [PDF]
- II. Legal Definition [PDF]
- III. Direct Proof [PDF]
- IV. Circumstantial Proof [PDF]
- V. Proving Sexual Abuse [PDF]
- VI. Adjudication [PDF]
- VII. Conclusion [PDF]
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