PART I. Basics -- PART II. Legal Regulation of Practice -- PART III. Child Custody -- PART IV. Child Abuse -- PART V. Youth Violence -- PART VI. Juvenile Offenders -- PART VII. Civil Litigation -- Index
Summary
Many of the chapters have been entirely rewritten by new authors to provide fresh insight into such topics as child custody; juvenile law; abuse, neglect, and permanent wardship cases; transcultural, transracial, and gay and lesbian parenting and adoption; and the reliability and suggestibility of children's statements