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Book review -- The Backlash: Child Protection Under Fire edited by John E. B. Myers
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Child Welfare
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March 1, 1996
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Copyright informationCopyright Transaction Inc. Mar 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Backlash: Child Protection Under Fire
Edited by John E. B. Myers. Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Rd., Thousands Oaks, CA 91320. 1994, 125 pp., $38.00 (hdbk), $17.95(pbk).
As John E. B. Myers aptly notes in this, his most recent contribution to the field of child welfare, child protection has always been criticized and ongoing criticism is inevitable. What differentiates criticisms now from criticisms of the past, however, is the voracity of the opposition that currently is assailing the child protection system--a true backlash that is engulfing professionals who work to protect children. The backlash themes are all too familiar to child protection professionals--assertions that ...