...This chapter describes the formation of the modern child protection system. The most critical date in the process was 1962, when pediatrician Henry Kempe and his colleagues published their seminal article describing “The Battered Child Syndrome.” Kempe agitated for a more robust response to child...

.... Fractures are the second most common injury caused by child physical abuse after bruises, which are the most common injury. Often a fracture is the only finding that suggests child abuse. Child abuse is also known as trauma-X, battered child syndrome, inflicted trauma, and non-accidental trauma. Physical...

... attention to battered child syndrome (BCS), given its relevance to youths who kill their abusive parents. Parallels between battered woman's syndrome and BCS are examined. The chapter concludes with a review of other mental health status defenses, most notably the insanity defense. Adult parricide offenders...

... Jurisdiction Model acts Seymour John Termination of parental rights Wardship jurisdiction Battered child syndrome Adoption Federal funding assistance for foster care Foster care Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act 1980 Family preservation...

...The story of Little Mary Ellen, the first child protection case in the United States, highlights the tensions between the rights of parents to discipline as they choose and the public desire to keep children safe from harm. This chapter explores the discovery of the battered child syndrome...

... War on Poverty and War on Crime Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 CAPTA Lash Don Abbott Greg child welfare welfare foster care mandatory reporting child abuse CAPTA Civil Rights Movement battered child syndrome At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Progressives—a group...