T1.Chaper1.HistoryofChildProtection Flashcards
colonial to 1875
1st era, before child protection
1875 to 1962
2nd era, emergence of nongovernmental protection societies
1962 to now
modern era
CPS began in what year?
1962
What was the world’s first organization devoted entirely to child protection?
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC)
In what year was the NYSPCC founded?
1875
Organized child protection emerged from the rescue in 1874 of a 9 year old named _______
Mary Ellen Wilson
A religious missionary to the poor who rescued Mary Ellen Wilson from being routinely beaten in her home in Hells Kitchen, NY.
Eta Wheeler
Eta Wheeler seeks advice from __________, The founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). He helped Eta Wheeler in rescuing Mary Ellen Wilson.
Henry Bergh
Henry Bergh and his attorney _______ decided to create a nongovernmental charitable society devoted to child protection, the NYSPCC.
Elbridge Gerry
The world’s first juvenile court was established in the city of _______ in 1899.
Chicago
in 1946, pediatric radiologist _________ sparked the medical interest in child abuse by writing an article about 6 young children with subdural hematomas and fractures of the legs or arms.
John Caffey
In 1962, pediatrician _______ and his colleagues wrote a blockbuster article called “The Battered-Child Syndrome.”
Henry Kempe
The ________ expanded its in-service training program into a more organized effort and established the first school for training social workers in the country.
New York Charity Organization Society
The first settlement was established Jan 10, 1884 in London’s East slums. Was created by Oxford and Cambridge students working under the guidance of Samuel Barnett, a young clergyman of the Church of England.
Toynbee Hall
