An Empirical Investigation into Child Abuse and Neglect in India Burden, Impact and Protective Measures /

• Main Author: Deb, Sibnath (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research,
• Subjects: Well-being.; Children.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child psychiatry.; Child Well-being.; Child and School Psychology.; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of child abuse and neglect globally in general terms and with empirical evidence from Puducherry, India. The study unearths the reality concerning child safety and raises a number of questions about child safety measures at the institutional and family lev...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Child Abuse and Neglect: An Introduction
• Chapter 2: Legislative and Social Measures for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Chapter 3: Role of Family in Child Protection 
• Chapter 4: Incidents of Child Abuse and Neglect in Schools and Its Impact on Mental Health
• Chapter 5: Corporal Punishment and Alternative Methods of Disciplining Students
• Chapter 6: Evidence-based Child Protective Measures.     .