Child Abuse Reporting Statutes: The Case for Holding Physicians Civilly Liable for Failing to Report

Authors

Lon B. Isaacson

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The purpose of this Article is to examine the proposition that physicians who fail to report suspected cases of child abuse do so at the cost of incurring civil liability for injuries subsequently inflicted upon these battered children.

Recommended Citation

Lon B. Isaacson, Child Abuse Reporting Statutes: The Case for Holding Physicians Civilly Liable for Failing to Report, 12 San Diego L. Rev. 743 (1975).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol12/iss4/2