This reader is a collection of 23 articles on Child Abuse and Neglect. It makes an ideal complement to the APSAC Handbook On Child Maltreatment - 3rd Edition.The book will be divided into five parts, including the following:1.) Child Protection in the United States2.) Child Neglect3.) Physical Abuse4.) Child Sexual Abuse5.) Investigation and Substantiation of Neglect and Abuse.All articles selected are from the SAGE leading journals of Child Maltreatment and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Each article will contain a one page summary of key points written by John Myers as well as discussion questions at the end of each chapter.