| Recognizing child abuse: A guide for the concerned. DJ Besharov Free Press, 1990 | 220 | 1990 |
| The maltreated child: The maltreatment syndrome in children: A medical, legal, and social guide VJ Fontana, DJ Besharov Thomas, 1979 | 220 | 1979 |
| Doing something about child abuse: The need to narrow the grounds for state intervention DJ Besharov Harv. JL & Pub. Pol'y 8, 539, 1985 | 215 | 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 | 169 | 1981 |
| The children of crack D Besharov Public Welfare 47 (4), 6-11, 1989 | 136 | 1989 |
| Gaining control over child abuse reports D Besharov Public Welfare 48 (2), 34-40, 1990 | 130 | 1990 |
| Innovation inducement prizes: Connecting research to policy H Williams Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 31 (3), 752-776, 2012 | 115 | 2012 |
| The vulnerable social worker DJ Besharov AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1985 | 105 | 1985 |
| Rethinking WIC: An evaluation of the women, infants, and children program DJ Besharov, P Germanis American Enterprise Institute, 2001 | 102 | 2001 |
| 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 | 100 | 2002 |
| 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 | 86 | 1990 |
| RIGHT DJ Besharov Public Welfare 1, 19, 1985 | 82 | 1985 |
| Child protection: Past progress, present problems, and future directions DJ Besharov Family Law Quarterly, 151-172, 1983 | 81 | 1983 |
| Child abuse reporting DJ Besharov, LA Laumann SOCIETY-NEW BRUNSWICK- 33, 40-46, 1996 | 73 | 1996 |
| When drug addicts have children: Reorienting child welfare's response DJ Besharov Child Welfare League of America, 1994 | 71 | 1994 |
| Unfounded allegations: A new child abuse problem DJ Besharov The Public Interest 83, 18-33, 1986 | 71 | 1986 |
| Juvenile justice advocacy: Practice in a unique court DJ Besharov Practising Law Institute, 1974 | 70 | 1974 |
| Welfare reform--four years later DJ Besharov, P Germanis Public Interest, 17, 2000 | 69 | 2000 |
| Responding to child sexual abuse: The need for a balanced approach DJ Besharov The future of children, 135-155, 1994 | 66 | 1994 |
| Overreporting and underreporting are twin problems DJ Besharov Current controversies on family violence, 257-272, 1993 | 66 | 1993 |
