{"product_id":"after-the-cradle-falls-what-child-abuse-is-how-we-respond-to-it-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-9780190653026","title":"After the Cradle Falls: What Child Abuse Is, How We Respond to It, and What You Can Do about It","description":"There may be no other social problem so common, yet so little understood by the general public, as child abuse and neglect. This book is intended to help remedy that situation.\u003cem\u003e After the Cradle Falls\u003c\/em\u003e integrates examples from folklore, songs, and news articles with the latest summary of\u003cbr\u003eempirical research to create an accessible and engaging work intended to provoke the reader to think about how to address the issue of child abuse and neglect in America. Written in a conversational style, the book engages the reader in thinking through why maltreatment occurs, what it looks like, \u003cbr\u003eand what we do and do not know. Most importantly, it asks the reader to become involved in the solution based on their own conclusions and values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven the prevailing state of widespread public misunderstanding about child abuse, its causes and effects, and the involved systems, \u003cem\u003eAfter the Cradle Falls\u003c\/em\u003e is particularly current, relevant, and useful. It is a must-read for students, professionals in child advocacy or family services agencies, and\u003cbr\u003epolicymakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brett Drake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190653026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelissa Jonson-Reid, PhD, MSW, is Ralph \u0026amp; Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work and directs the Center for Violence and Injury Prevention at Washington University. Prior to academia, she administered school-based programming for youth in foster care and worked as a domestic violence counselor.\u003cbr\u003eHer work focuses on understanding how children's policy and services impact longer term outcomes as well as innovations to existing programs to prevent maltreatment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrett Drake, PhD, MSW, is Professor of Social Work at Washington University. Prior to academia, he worked as a child protection worker in a child welfare agency. His work focuses on the epidemiology of child maltreatment, maltreatment reporting and the response to reports, and the intersection of\u003cbr\u003epoverty and maltreatment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39929211355251,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_42f0ffd6-0f27-46b8-815e-95fd87013485.jpg?v=1647611568","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/after-the-cradle-falls-what-child-abuse-is-how-we-respond-to-it-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-9780190653026","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}