What Happened in the Woodshed : The Secret Lives of Battered Children and a New Profession to Protect Them
What Happened in the Woodshed :
The Secret Lives of Battered Children and a New Profession to Protect Them
by Lawrence R. Ricci
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1440856362 | 188 Pages | PDF | 1.4 MB
The Secret Lives of Battered Children and a New Profession to Protect Them
by Lawrence R. Ricci
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1440856362 | 188 Pages | PDF | 1.4 MB
A riveting expose of child abuse in America and how the newest breed of pediatricians determines what happened, why, and at whose hands.
• Explains how signs of abuse can be missed by professionals, community members, and even family members
• Includes interviews and insights from more than two dozen child abuse pediatricians
• Addresses physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, including abuse by neglect and abuse due to Munchausen syndrome by proxy
• Details how cases can go wrong in court rooms when confuscation by defense attorneys overpowers evidence brought to court by child abuse pediatricians
• Offers ideas for stemming the tide of child abuse