| The maltreated child: The maltreatment syndrome in children: A medical, legal, and social guide VJ Fontana, DJ Besharov Thomas, 1979 | 246 | 1979 |
| Recognizing child abuse: A guide for the concerned. DJ Besharov Free Press, 1990 | 245 | 1990 |
| Doing something about child abuse: The need to narrow the grounds for state intervention DJ Besharov Harv. JL & Pub. Pol'y 8, 539, 1985 | 243 | 1985 |
| Toward better research on child abuse and neglect: Making definitional issues an explicit methodological concern DJ Besharov Child Abuse & Neglect 5 (4), 383-390, 1981 | 179 | 1981 |
| The children of crack: Will we protect them? DJ Besharov Public Welfare 47, 6-11, 1989 | 141 | 1989 |
| Gaining control over child abuse reports D Besharov Public Welfare 48 (2), 34-40, 1990 | 140 | 1990 |
| Innovation inducement prizes: Connecting research to policy H Williams Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 31 (3), 752-776, 2012 | 125 | 2012 |
| The vulnerable social worker DJ Besharov AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1985 | 113 | 1985 |
| The Role of Career and Technical Education: Implications for the Federal Government. M Cohen, DJ Besharov For full text: http://www. ed. gov/offices/OVAE/HS/besharov. doc., 2002 | 110 | 2002 |
| Rethinking WIC: An evaluation of the women, infants, and children program DJ Besharov, P Germanis American Enterprise Institute, 2001 | 103 | 2001 |
| Right Versus Rights-the Dilemma of Child Protection DJ Besharov Public Welfare 43 (2), 19-&, 1985 | 91 | 1985 |
| Crack children in foster care: Re-examining the balance between children's rights and parent's rights DJ Besharov Children Today 19 (4), 21-25, 1990 | 87 | 1990 |
| Child protection: Past progress, present problems, and future directions DJ Besharov Family Law Quarterly, 151-172, 1983 | 84 | 1983 |
| Unfounded allegations– DJ Besharov The Public Interest, 1986 | 79 | 1986 |
| Juvenile justice advocacy: Practice in a unique court DJ Besharov Practising Law Institute, 1974 | 77 | 1974 |
| Child abuse reporting DJ Besharov, LA Laumann SOCIETY-NEW BRUNSWICK- 33, 40-46, 1996 | 76 | 1996 |
| Welfare reform--four years later DJ Besharov, P Germanis Public Interest, 17, 2000 | 71 | 2000 |
| When drug addicts have children: Reorienting child welfare’s response DJ Besharov AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1994 | 68 | 1994 |
| Trends in teen sexual behavior DJ Besharov, KN Gardiner Children and Youth Services Review 19 (5-6), 341-367, 1997 | 67 | 1997 |
| Responding to child sexual abuse: The need for a balanced approach DJ Besharov The future of children, 135-155, 1994 | 67 | 1994 |
