TY - BOOK AU - Corby,Brian AU - Shemmings,David AU - Wilkins,David TI - Child abuse: an evidence base for confident practice SN - 9780335245093 U1 - 362.76 PY - 2012/// CY - Maidenhead, Berkshire PB - Open University Press KW - Child Abuse N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgements Introduction Childhood, child abuse and history A history of child abuse and neglect, 1870-2000 Protecting children and young people from harm: contemporary perspectives Defining child abuse Perpetrators of child abuse The causation of child abuse The consequences of child abuse The evidence base for child protection practice Global and cultural perspectives on child abuse and neglect Reflections for future child protection work Notes Bibliography ER -