Violence and abuse in society

The twentieth century was the most bloody in history, and already conflict in this century has taken a heavy toll.

This volume brings together the practical insights and experiences of individuals and organisations working in diverse regions and contexts to combat 'crimes of honour'.

This book has been replaced by Social Work Practice with Children, Fourth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-3755-6.

In the United States, alcoholism leads to 100,000 unnecessary deaths per year.

Das erweiterte Skillstraining zur affektiven und interpersonellen Regulation (ESTAIR) richtet sich an Personen, die an den Folgen anhaltender und wiederkehrender traumatischer Ereignisse in der Vergangenheit leiden.

As the centenary of the Great War approaches, citizens worldwide are reflecting on the history, trauma, and losses of a war-torn twentieth century.

A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels.

Medieval Violence provides a detailed analysis of the practice of medieval brutality, focusing on a thriving region of northern France in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.

Domestic violence is in the public eye as never before, but how often are abused women consulted or involved in the new services and policies?

Adult Transgender Care provides an overview of transgender health and offers a comprehensive approach to training mental health professionals in transgender care.

Here is the most detailed and most engagingly narrated history to date of the legendary two-year facedown and shootout in Lincoln.

The emergence of a 'new' democratic South Africa under Nelson Mandela was regarded as a high watermark for international ideals of human rights and democracy.

The present volume contains thirteen articles based on work presented at the "e;XX.

Traces the violence of the protracted conflict in the Kurdish region of Turkey through the lens of dispossessionThe military conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish Armed Forces has endured over the course of the past three decades.

The transition to adulthood is a longer and more complex process than it was just a few decades ago, and a growing number of youth and young adults experience significant challenges in the establishment of an autonomous and independent lifestyle when compared to previous generations.

This Element explores how Bahá''í scriptures provide a blueprint for building a new, more mature world culture where nonviolence prevails.

Any teenage boy who discloses sexual abuse is facing an emotional ordeal.

Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment provides comprehensive information on behavioral manifestations of sexual abuse in residential settings and the safety and developmental needs, staff training, and management strategies necessary to protect both residents and staff.

What happens to people and the societies in which they live after genocide?

Trauma Cinema focuses on a new breed of documentary films and videos that adopt catastrophe as their subject matter and trauma as their aesthetic.

Four chilling, true stories of murder from the Pulitzer Prize finalist and coauthor of New York Times bestseller, The Search for the Green River Killer.

What can we learn from inquiries into cases of fatal child abuse?

The basis of the forthcoming NETFLIX series Grand Army.

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Exposing ethical dilemmas of neuroscientific research on violence, this book warns against a dystopian future in which behavior is narrowly defined in relation to our biological makeup.

This full-color new edition combines radiographic imaging of abuse with pathologic correlates side-by-side.

In 2003, the US Senate and Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), prompting a number of research projects that cumulatively began to broaden and deepen our understanding of this complex aspect of prison life.

Now in its fourth edition, this is the classic assessment of the state of child well-being in the United Kingdom.

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Times, Spectator and Waterstones Book of the Year'Shocking and moving' Guardian'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose' The TimesAt eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England's most England's most exclusive boarding schools.

This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases.

Child maltreatment professionals from all disciplines struggle to find better ways of understanding and treating the families and children affected by maltreatment.

Real Life Heroes: Toolkit for Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Families, Second Edition is an organized and easy-to-use reference for practitioners providing therapy to children and caregivers with traumatic stress.

The book's main focus is on extremist ideologies and structural capabilities of violent non-state actors that employ terrorist means.

The only textbook to provide a wide-ranging analysis of war and organised violence from a sociological perspective.

Sexualisierte Gewalt stellt ein Phänomen und ein Problem dar, welches in den Medien zunehmend an Aufmerksamkeit gewinnt, aber dennoch weiterhin ein Thema darstellt, über welches häufig geschwiegen wird.

Few issues have aroused more heated public debate than that of day care for children of working parents.

This volume makes a signal contribution to understanding and treating couples' abuse.

This comprehensive history examines the varied manifestations of political violence in Europe''s extremely violent twentieth century.

A leading scholar explores what it means to dehumanize others-and how and why we do it.

In the last third of the nineteenth century, the discourse on the Jewish question in the Habsburg crownlands of Galicia changed fundamentally, as clerical and populist politicians emerged to denounce the Jewish assimilation and citizenship.

This volume compiles lessons learned by field researchers, many of whom have faced demanding situations characterized by violence, distrust and social fragmentation.

Can you imagine a world where no one feared a violation of their boundaries?

Internationally recognized as the gold standard in providing services to children with special needs and their family members, family-centred practice has developed substantially over the past two decades.

Does your partner blame you for his or her own problems?

Written by a survivor of childhood abuse, this moving memoir traces the influence of the author's mother tongue in the formation of her identity, and the role her second language played in providing a psychological sanctuary.

Examine cutting-edge research on the social worker's role in the legal system!

A blazingly insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless feminist critic.