The child and the law /
Nicholas C. Bala and Kenneth L. Clarke.
- Toronto, Canada : McGraw Hill Education, c1981
- 277 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1. Childhood -- Chapter 2. The legal system -- Chapter 3. The child in the family -- Chapter 4. The child protected from the family -- Chapter 5. Adoption -- Chapter 6. The child in conflict with the law : The juvenile delinquents act -- Chapter 7. The child in society -- Chapter 8. The laws of evidence and the trial -- Chapter 9. The child and the professional.
This book was written for people who are not lawyers, but who seek insight into the legal problems faced by children in our society. They include child care workers, probation officers, social workers, psychologists, teachers, doctors, and nurses.