Child Abuse and Neglect
I.        Child Maltreatment
            A.  Definitions
            B.   Statistics
            C.   Examination of Child Neglect

II.    Risk Factors for Physical Child Abuse
        A.    Demographic Factors
                1.    age of parent
                2.    sex of parent
                3.    socioeconomic status of parent
                4.    sex of child
                5.    age of child
                6.    other child factors

        B.    Class and Community Values

        C.    Socialization Experience of Parent
 
        D.    Psychopathic States

        E.    Situational Stress
                1.    Relations Between Parents Strained
                2.    Structural Stress in Family
                3.    Child-related Stress

III.    Relationship Between the Criminal Justice System and Child Protective Services
        A.    Goals of CJS
        B.    Goals of CPS
        C.    Legal Processing of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
                1.    Report Investigated by CPS or CJS or both
                2.    Authorities can take no action, warn, or remove child from parents' custody
                3.    Dependency Hearing
                4.    Jurisdictional or Adjudicatory Hearing
                5.    Dispositional Hearing
                6.    Review Hearings



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