Interinstitutional Network in the Medical Child Abuse Protocol

Medical evidence in child abuse.

In the light of recent fatalities and other unfortunate episodes where proper attention to medical evidence might have averted disaster, it is a timely moment to evaluate the sort of evidence paediatricians should present in child abuse cases and how to do so in such a way that it cannot be ignored, overlooked, or discounted. To make a maximum impact at case conferences and in court, it is esse...

analysis of power in the network society

اندیشمندان و صاحب نظران علوم اجتماعی بر این باورند که مرحله تازه ای در تاریخ جوامع بشری اغاز شده است. ویژگیهای این جامعه نو را می توان پدیده هایی از جمله اقتصاد اطلاعاتی جهانی ، هندسه متغیر شبکه ای، فرهنگ مجاز واقعی ، توسعه حیرت انگیز فناوری های دیجیتال، خدمات پیوسته و نیز فشردگی زمان و مکان برشمرد. از سوی دیگر قدرت به عنوان موضوع اصلی علم سیاست جایگاه مهمی در روابط انسانی دارد، قدرت و بازتولید...

Medical evidence in child abuse cases.

Increasing medical burden of child abuse.

During the decade January 1976 to December 1985, as a result of increased public awareness, the numbers of reported (but not proved) cases of abuse to children living in South Birmingham increased thirty-fold; the incidence of detected and proved cases of abuse increased fourfold. The increase was principally due to bruises, scalds, and neglect. The numbers of serious fractures and brain injuri...

Limitations of the medical evaluation for child sexual abuse.

The purpose of this review is to highlight the inherent difficulties that a clinician faces during the evaluation of child sexual abuse cases. Each component of the medical evaluation has its own unique problems. Some of them are caused by the nature of the abusive relationship, while others are the result of the children's limited verbal skills. Readers should be aware of these limitations as ...