Though the Child Welfare Law was passed in 1973, it lacks effective steps for implementation and gives no clear definition of child abuse.
我國雖於民國六十二年即通過兒童福利法，但缺乏有效的施行細則，對虐待的認定不易，又未賦予調查權，更使處理兒童虐待的專業人員無法「理直氣壯」地保護兒童。