Introduction
Outlining the nature of the book, and the background to the main concerns in the book – Donald C. Bross
Part 1
1 Mandatory reporting laws: their origin, nature and development over time – Ben Mathews
2 Who is maltreated and how mandated reporting might help - Desmond K Runyan
3 Competing values and evidence: How do we evaluate mandated reporting and CPS response? - Brett Drake and Melissa Jonson-Reid
4 An inter-reporter analysis of mandated child maltreatment reporting in the USA - John E. Kesner and Bridget V. Dever
5 Privacy and legal duties to warn about unsafe behavior, conditions, or hazards: The example of child abuse and neglect reporting – Donald C. Bross
6 The historical background for mandatory reporting laws in public health – Edward Richards
Part 2
7 A theoretical framework for designing and evaluating strategies to identify cases of serious child abuse and neglect – Ben Mathews
8 Ethics and the identification and response to child abuse and neglect - Jacqueline J. Glover, Ph.D. and Lisa M. Justis, LCSW, CTS
9 Medical perspectives: bioethics/ethics and the duties of medical professionals, and the nature, advantages and limits of public health approaches – Donald Woodhouse
10 Economic issues in the community response to child maltreatment – Leonie Segal
Part 3
11 Neglect: Should there be mandatory reporting? – Edward Goldson
12 Mandatory reporting and the difficulties identifying and responding to risk of severe neglect: A response requiring a rethink – Bob Lone
13 The sins of the (Irish) fathers: Is mandatory reporting the best response? – Helen Buckley
14 Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by religious leaders – Patrick Parkinson
Part 3
15 Practical issues and challenges for physicians reporting suspected child maltreatment – Emalee Flaherty
16 Training in reporting of child maltreatment: Where we are and where we need to go – Maureen C. Kenny
17 Anevidence-supported approach to reporting child maltreatment - Brad Donohue, Krisann Alvarez, Kimberly N. Schubert
18 Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by health professionals - Debbie Scott and Jennifer Fraser
19 The social construction of disclosure: The case of child abuse in Israeli society - Zvi Eisikovits, Jonathan Davidov, Laura Sigad, Rachel Lev-Wiesel
Part 4
20 What will happen to this child if I report? Outcomes of reporting child maltreatment - Theodore P. Cross, Betsy Goulet, Jesse J. Helton, Emily Lux, and Tamara Fuller
21 Rethinking the functioning of child protective services - John D. Fluke and Katherine Casillas
22 The role of mandatory reporting in preventative child welfare reforms: An uneasy fit? - Leah Bromfield
23 Mandatory reporting of child abuse and marginalised families - Heather Douglas and Tamara Walsh
Part 5
24 The identification and reporting of severe violence against children: International standards and practices – Jaap E. Doek
25 Legislation concerning reporting of child sexual abuse and child trafficking in India: A closer look – Sibnath Deb.