Public regulation of child abuse: the case of England

Authors

  • Marli Palma Souza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/%25x

Abstract

The present article deals with public regulation of child abuse examining its legal apparatus. It elects the English children acts as a way to problematize the question. It emphasizes the role of social workers as main executive of the protection system. Finally, it establishes relations between the Children Act/1989 and the Statute of the Child and Adolescent/1990.

Published

2002-01-01