The Future of Child Protection

“Through a carefully balanced analysis, The Future of Child Protection advances the policy debate beyond the ‘child abuse as a problem of poverty’ and the ‘criminalization of child abuse’ perspectives in the current literature. Waldfogel develops a powerful case for the reform of the CPS system through a differential response model—a compelling alternative that policy makers are well-advised to study. The book is clearly written and the scholarship first-rate.”—Neil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley