Preventing Child Maltreatment Fatalities

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Jennifer A.L. Sheldon-Sherman

United States Court of Appeals; Stanford Law School; University of Kansas

Date Written: 2013

Abstract

Every ten seconds, a report of child abuse or neglect is made in the United States, and every day, four children die as a result of these acts or omissions. In the past ten years, over 15,000 children died from maltreatment. Despite these numbers, there is still much to learn about the children who die from abuse and neglect, the individuals who are responsible for their deaths, and the interventions implemented to prevent them. This Article comprehensively reviews child deaths from maltreatment. Compiling, evaluating, and assessing the work of physicians, psychologists, sociologists, lawyers, and child welfare advocates, the Article charts the United States’ progress in eradicating deaths from abuse and neglect, evaluates the impact of prevention mechanisms, analyzes potential methods to enhance current measures, and proposes concrete steps for reform.

Keywords: abuse, neglect, child fatality, child maltreatment, child fatality review boards, citizen review panels, sudden infant death syndrome, shaken baby syndrome

Suggested Citation

Sheldon-Sherman, Jennifer, Preventing Child Maltreatment Fatalities (2013). Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2013, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2405309

Jennifer Sheldon-Sherman (Contact Author)

United States Court of Appeals ( email )

Stanford Law School

559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305-8610
United States

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS 66045
United States

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