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About The Book: This work, a comprehensive and exhaustive volume, emerges as a strong voice against various forms of child abuse and declares a crusade to defeat all abuses. It deals with the problem in a broader perspective and seeks a solution, in order to eliminate the menace is divided into six sections viz. The perspective; Child Labour; Child Sexual Abuse, Child Battering; Child Rights and the Law and finally the Conclusion. This work is essentially useful for scholars, researchers, social activists, academics, government functionaries and the general reader alike. It must be taken as a valuable addition to the treasure of books on the subject. About The Author: Arunima Baruah is a reminent scholar of Library Science, and worked in the Guwahati University Library for a number of years. At present she is a Librarian in Indian Council of Child Welfare. Her academic interests are journalism, problems of women, child labour and mass media. She represented her institution, with research papers, in several national ands international seminars. CONTENTS: Preface • Introduction • Section IThe Perspective • The Perspective • Exploitation Through the Ages • Slums: The urban Birthplaces of Child Abuse • Section IIChild Labour • Child Labour: Genesis and Dimensions • Child Labour in Practice • SocioLegal Concerns against Child Labour • Terms and Conditions for Children at work • Section IIIChild Sexual Abuse • Child Prostitution • Child Sexual Abuse: Some Noteworthy Factors • Section IVChild Battering • The Concept of Child Battering • Battering by Per cents: Some Contribution Factors • Child Battering and the Role of Police • Child Battering and the Role of Medicos • Section VLegal Aspects • International Convention on the Rights of Child: Possibilities and Prospects • Child Labour and the Law • Procedural Aspects of Law for Neglected Children • Section VIConclusion • Conclusion • Index. The Title 'Crime Against Children written/authored/edited by Arunima Baruah', publis