2012 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Prevention and society
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Working with Abused Children
This chapter explores the social policy, environmental and societal issues that can contribute to the prevention of child abuse. The following topics are explored:primary prevention of abuse is placed in policy contexts focusing on the UKthe importance of environmental and economic factors in relation to preventionsocial construction theory and the reconstruction of ‘children’ in relation to the prevention of abuse.