Pelton, Leroy H. - In: Children and Youth Services Review 35 (2013) 11, pp. 1816-1822
It is argued that the actual incidence of child maltreatment remains elusive and is, in fact, indeterminate. Factors … that might be reflected in variations in child maltreatment rates, other than child harm or endangerment at least partially … placement population rate has risen in recent years, even though the overall child maltreatment rate has not. Based on existing …