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Neglect is by far the most common form of maltreatment. Children reported to have been neglected outnumbered those who were physically abused by 15 to 1 in New York City in 1996. Despite the fact that neglect is so much more prevalent than physical abuse in our country, it has received much less attention from child-care professionals, child psychiatrists and psychologists, researchers, and social agencies. Neglect is often less obvious than physical or sexual abuse, and it is more difficult to measure and define. According to the New York State Child Protective Services Act of 1973, neglect is legally defined as the failure of the parent or guardian to supply the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and supervision (see the following section on legal issues).
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Green, A.H. (2000). Child Neglect. In: Ammerman, R.T., Hersen, M. (eds) Case Studies in Family Violence. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4171-4_9
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