The Mary Ellen Myth: Correcting Child Welfare History

Watkins, Sallie A.

doi:10.1093/sw/35.6.500

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“…One of the first cases in the United States (the case of 8-year-old Mary Ellen Wilson) that arose national attention to child abuse in the early 1870s, got through the legal arguments only after an attorney for the then well-established American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) took her case to court and successfully argued for children as being, just like all humans, members of the animal kingdom, hence entitled for the right to be treated with the same legal protection from cruelty as are animals (Shelman and Lazoritz, 2005;Watkins, 1990).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Cultural Reinforcers of Child Abuse

Al-Shail¹,

Hassan²,

Al-Dowaish³

et al. 2012

Child Abuse and Neglect - A Multidimensional Approach

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Cultural Reinforcers of Child Abuse

Al-Shail¹,

Hassan²,

Al-Dowaish³

et al. 2012

Child Abuse and Neglect - A Multidimensional Approach

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“…De l'avis de plu sieurs, la publication d'histoires d'horreur concernant les enfants a contribué à la reconnaissance sociale du problème de la maltraitance, à l'adoption de lois et à la création d'organisations aux mécanismes plus efficaces pour repérer et protéger les enfants maltraités (American Humane, 2006 ;Johnson, 1995 ;Franklin, Parton, 1991 ;Watkins, 1990). D'ailleurs, lorsque l'on demande aux Canadiens quels sont les crimes qui les inquiètent le plus, 24% mention-nent les infractions commises contre les enfants, loin devant les meurtres (14%), les agressions sexuelles ou les crimes commis par les gangs de rue ou les jeunes (7%) (Sondage Environics, cité in Stein, 2001).…”

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Signalement d'enfants aux services de protection de la jeunesse : quels acteurs sont influencés par la couverture journalistique de la maltraitance ?

Saint‐Jacques¹,

Turcotte²,

Drapeau³

et al. 2010

Déviance Et Société

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Dans les dernières années, le Canada, tout comme la France, ont enregistré une haussedu nombre d’enfants victimisés, signalés aux autorités. Cet article examine l’hypothèsevoulant que les histoires d’enfants maltraités publiées par les médias ont conscientiséla population à signaler davantage les cas de victimation. Il s’appuie sur l’analyse del’entrée quotidienne des signalements (N = 11563) durant deux années dans un centrede protection de l’enfance de même que sur la couverture médiatique de la protection dela jeunesse dans la presse écrite. Les résultats font état d’un impact modéré des médiassur les signalements d’enfants, l’ampleur de cette relation variant selon la catégorie depersonnes qui signalent.

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“…Many people believe that publishing horror stories about children has contributed to the social recognition of maltreatment, the adoption of laws, and the creation of institutions with more efficient mechanisms for detecting and protecting mistreated children (American Humane Association, 2006;Franklin & Parton, 1991;Johnson, 1995;Watkins, 1990).…”

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The Role of Media in Reporting Child Abuse

Saint‐Jacques

Villeneuve

Turcotte

et al. 2012

Journal of Social Service Research

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Some authors postulate that coverage of child maltreatment by the news media increases public awareness about this issue and helps individuals realize the need to report such situations. Can we therefore assert that an increase or reduction in the number of such news stories leads to a corresponding increase or reduction in the number of reports made to child protective services?This article looks at the short-term impact that the media coverage of children in need of protection had on the number of cases reported to child protection agencies. The number of reports (N = 11,646) made to these agencies in the greater Quebec City region (Canada) was tallied each week over a 24 month period. During the same period, a content analysis of the print media was conducted regarding child maltreatment and/or child protection services so as to identify and count the number of articles published (N = 1,211) and single out media frenzy events. The relation between the number of child abuse reports and the number of published newspaper articles was explored with two tools: a) a statistical correlation approach and b) an intervention time-series analyses. Two conclusions were drawn from our analysis. First, a statistically significant relationship does indeed exist between media coverage of child welfare agencies and the number of cases reported to child protection agencies. Second, media frenzy concerning child maltreatment and/or CPS does not show a statistically significant effect on the number of reports made to child protective services. Implications for practice in social services and future research avenues are discussed.

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The Mary Ellen Myth: Correcting Child Welfare History

Cited by 27 publications

References 3 publications

The Cultural Reinforcers of Child Abuse

The Cultural Reinforcers of Child Abuse

Signalement d'enfants aux services de protection de la jeunesse : quels acteurs sont influencés par la couverture journalistique de la maltraitance ?

The Role of Media in Reporting Child Abuse

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