Parental Perspectives in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse

Hedy Cleaver, Pam Freeman HMSO, £22, pp 178 ISBN 0 11 321786 2 In suspected child abuse the interaction between those who investigate it and the parents is fraught with problems. Some readers of Parental Perspectives in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse may feel that it does not tell them anything they haven't experienced already. But the subject is worthy of detailed exploration. Regardless of the type of allegation that is being made, the initial response of most parents is to conclude that social services …