Confronting Cruelty

Historical Perspectives on Child Protection in Australia

By: Dorothy Scott, Shurlee Swain

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Paperback | 12 July 2024 | Edition Number 1

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Confronting Cruelty investigates the history of the detection and treatment of child abuse in Australia.

The problem of child abuse seems to have escalated in recent years. Were there any 'battered babies' before the 1960s? Is the sexual abuse of children a recent phenomenon? The subject is often discussed in the media with little or no awareness that it has a long history. Confronting Cruelty examines our changing understanding of what cruelty is, the continuing neglect and abuse of children in our society, and the struggle between philanthropists, social workers and other professional groups for the right to identify and treat the children who are abused. Through the rich case records of the Children's Protection Society, Dorothy Scott and Shurlee Swain document a hundred years of child abuse, and explore how the community has responded to this ever-present social problem.

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Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements
Preface
The Image of the Child	p. 1
The Cry of the Children has Finally Been Heard	p. 11
Launching the Great Crusade	p. 33
Poverty is a Factor but not an Excuse	p. 60
Civilisation Hangs in the Balance	p. 89
Neglect in the Midst of Plenty	p. 99
The Second Wave of the Child Rescue Movement: 'The Battered Baby Syndrome'	p. 120
Child Protection: Whose Rights? Whose Responsibility?	p. 136
Child Sexual Abuse: From Freud to Feminism and Beyond	p. 150
The Pendulum Swings: A Century of Child Protection Ends	p. 174
Notes	p. 189
Bibliography	p. 205
Index	p. 216
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