The Victimization of Children : Emerging Issues

ISBN-13: 9780789024060 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 360 str.

Janet L. Mullings; James W. Marquart; Deborah Hartley

Opis

The Victimization of Children keeps students and practitioners working with young victims on the cutting edge of the latest research developments regarding crimes against children. Experts from the legal, medical, and sociological communities explore some of the most urgent issues involving child victims. This book provides insights into such contemporary issues as victimisation of children via the Internet; the short and long-term effects of terrorism on children, and applying new technologies to understanding spatial distributions of child abuse. Researchers and practitioners in victim services, social work, mental health, public health, and criminal justice will all benefit from this useful resource.

Spis treści

• About the Contributors
  
• Preface (Janet L. Mullings, James W. Marquart, and Deborah J. Hartley)
  
• EMERGING ISSUES IN CHILD VICTIMIZATION
  
• Victimization of Youths on the Internet (Kimberly J. Mitchell, , David Finkelhor, and Janis Wolak)
  
• Children as Victims of War and Terrorism (Judith Myers-Wall)
  
• No Safe Place: Assessing Spatial Patterns of Child Maltreatment Victimization (Derek J. Paulsen)
  
• Religion-Related Child Physical Abuse: Characteristics and Psychological
  Outcomes (Bette L. Bottoms, Michael Nielsen, Rebecca Murray, and
  Henrietta Filipas)
  
• The Pedophile and the Pious: Towards A New Understanding of Sexually
  Offending and Non-Offending Roman Catholic Priests (Gerard J. McGlone)
  
• RECENT TRENDS IN RESPONSE TO CHILD VICTIMIZATION
  
• The Role of Health Care Professionals in the Response to Child Victimization (Vincent J. Palusci)
  
• Children with Disabilities: Abuse, Neglect, and the Child Welfare System (Christina M. Bruhn)
  
• EMERGING LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO CHILD VICTIMIZATION
  
• Fetal Homicide: Emerging Statutory and Judicial Regulation of Third-Party
  Assaults Against the Fetus (Jeff Maahs)
  
• Legal and Social Issues Surrounding Closed-Circuit Television Testimony of Child Victims and Witnesses (Katherine J. Bennett)
  
• Addressing Family Violence Within Juvenile Courts: Promising Practices to
  Improve Intervention Outcomes (Sarah M. Buel)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Deborah Hartley, Janet Mullings, James Marquart