TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - ‘Violent’ deaths of children in England and Wales and the major developed countries 1974–2002: possible evidence of improving child protection?
JO  - Child abuse review
A1  - Pritchard, Colin
A1  - Sharples, Ann
SP  - 297
EP  - 312
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
N2  - Child protection services are criticised for failing to prevent abuse but demonstrating successful prevention is impossible as it is trying to prove a ‘negative’. The alternative is to examine ‘failures’, i.e. the ‘violent’ deaths of children (0–14 years) to indicate whether matters are improving or deteriorating. This paper uses the latest World Health Organisation data to compare children's ‘violent’ deaths in England and Wales with those in other major developed countries.<p /> 
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SN  - 0952-9136
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/car.1016
ID  - ref1
ER  -