The information appearing in this section has been supplied to the viewing public from the Child Abuse Prevention Handbook and Intervention Guide, Crime and Violence Prevention Center, California Attorney General's Office, Bill Lockyer, Attorney General. January 1982, revised August 1992 and January 2000.
Please note that legislation in the field is constantly being revised and as it changes, the Department of Family and Childrens Services within the Social Services Agency will revise the website with major changes. The information was compiled for this website in April, 2001.