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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > theory (victimology and crime prevention) > theories of child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment

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theories of child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment  

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  • Efforts to prevent child maltreatment must begin with a clear and coherent explanation of the problem. Theoretical attention has been directed both to the questions of how and why maltreatment occurs and to the questions of how and why maltreatment affects developmental outcomes for victims. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Child Abuse, Neglect, and Maltreatment: Theories of]

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