While many books explore such specific issues as gun violence, arson, murder, and crime prevention, this encyclopedia serves as a one-stop resource for exploring the history, societal factors, and current dimensions of violence in America in all its forms.
The bestselling author of Targeted shares the identity of the serial killer who co-starred with him on Dark Minds and the story of their intriguing bond.
Was stärkt junge Menschen in der stationären Erziehungshilfe auf ihrem Weg in die Eigenständigkeit und wie können Fachkräfte in pädagogischen Institutionen sie am besten unterstützen?
Through a compelling story about the conflict over a notorious Mexican-period land grant in northern New Mexico, David Correia examines how law and property are constituted through violence and social struggle.
Durante los gobiernos de Luis Echeverría (1970-1976) y José López Portillo (1976-1982), sistemáticamente se negó que en México hubiera existido una estrategia para eliminar a un sector de la disidencia política, principalmente los grupos guerrilleros, y se construyó la imagen de México como un caso excepcional, que no había formado parte de esa gran familia latinoamericana de regímenes autoritarios y dictatoriales, esta narrativa se mantuvo casi intacta durante los gobiernos subsecuentes.
This invaluable reference text thoroughly examines the alarming epidemic of campus sexual assault, including a discussion of laws, high-profile cases, controversies, and proposed solutions.
This step-by-step guide is designed to help sexually abused teenage girls through the legal and emotional processes of dealing with what has been done to them.
Providing an evidence-based understanding of the causes and consequences of violence against children, experts in the field examine the best practices used to help protect children from violence.
This book considers the responses of states to migrant girls who are separated from family and enter state care systems as unaccompanied or trafficked young people.
Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of children and their families.
Research into children and domestic violence in recent years has emphasized the importance of giving positive support to a non-abusive parent for effective child protection.
Living with a chronic illness can have a significant psychological impact on a child and his or her family, and it is essential that this aspect of their care is not overlooked.
The Psychology of Interpersonal Violence is a textbook which gives comprehensive coverage of interpersonal violence exploring the various violent acts that occur between individuals in contemporary society.
Violence is an inescapable through-line across the experiences of institutional residents regardless of facility type, historical period, regional location, government or staff in power, or type of population.
United Airlines Flight 93, which took off fromNewarkAirportthe morning of September 11th, 2001, is perhaps the most famous flight in modern American history: We know of the passenger uprising, but theres so much more to the story besides its harrowing and oft-told climax.
Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children is full of creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counselling, life story work or direct work.
Der Umgang mit Krisen gehört zum Kerngeschäft Sozialer Arbeit – aber Dimension und Qualität aktueller Krisen verlangen Flexibilität und unkonventionelle Lösungen.
Through sections containing overview essays and reference entries related to particular religions, this resource explores the rise of religious violence, hate crime, and persecution around the world.
A meticulously researched inside look at child sexual abuse by clergy, this exhaustive, hard-hitting analysis weaves together interviews with abusive priests and church historical and administrative details to propose a new way of thinking about clerical sexual offenders.
Bei der Gestaltung von Übergangsprozessen kommt der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe einerseits die Aufgabe zu, bedarfsgerechte Leistungsangebote zur Verfügung zu stellen, junge Menschen und Familien zu begleiten und in ihren Ressourcen zu stärken.
Understanding the Sexual Betrayal of Boys and Men: The Trauma of Sexual Abuse is an indispensable go-to book for understanding male sexual victimization.
