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Violence against children in the family and the community /

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Children in the United States experience violence in many forms. They are the victims of physical and sexual abuse within their families, they witness battering of and by their parents, and they experience or witness violence in their schools and communities. Poor children are especially at risk for...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Trickett, Penelope K., Schellenbach, Cynthia J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1998]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Children and violence > United States.
Child development > United States.
Child abuse > United States.
Family violence > United States.
Violence > United States > Prevention.
Child abuse.
Child development.
Children and violence.
Family violence.
Violence > Prevention.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Dangerous behavior and dangerous contexts : a 35-year perspective on research on the developmental effects of child physical abuse / Patricia McKinsey Crittenden
  • Developmental consequences of child sexual abuse / Penelope K. Trickett and Frank W. Putnam
  • Effects of domestic violence on children / Gayla Margolin
  • Community violence and child development : a review of research / John L. Horn and Penelope K. Trickett
  • Individual and family characteristics associated with intrafamilial child physical and sexual abuse / Joel S. Milner
  • Violence within the neighborhood and community / Susan P. Limber and Maury A. Nation
  • Societal causes of violence against children / Patrick H. Tolan and Nancy Guerra
  • Treatment and intervention for child victims of violence / David Kolko
  • Child maltreatment : a critical review of research on treatment for physically abusive parents / Cynthia J. Schellenbach
  • Aggression in the schools : toward reducing ethnic conflict and enhancing ethnic understanding / Norma D. Feshbach and Seymour Feshbach
  • Neighborhood-based programs / James Garbarino, Kathleen Kostelny, and Frank Barry
  • Child sexual abuse prevention programs that target young children / N. Dickon Reppucci, Deborah Land, and Jeffrey J. Haugaard
  • Windows for preventing child and partner abuse : early childhood and adolescence / Christine Wekerle and David A. Wolfe
  • Preventing youth violence through research-guided intervention / Ronald G. Slaby
  • Prevention of violence at the societal level / Diane J. Willis and Jane Silovsky
  • Integrating and advancing the knowledge base about violence against children : implications for intervention and prevention / Penelope K. Trickett [and others]
  • Evaluation research on violence interventions : issues and strategies for design / Patrick H. Tolan and C. Hendricks Brown
  • Public policy applications of research on violence and children / Judith C. Meyers and Brian L. Wilcox.