Violence and abuse in society

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The presumed link between mental disorder and violence has been the driving force behind mental health law and policy for centuries.

How Does Foster Care Work?

This book provides social work practitioners and allied professionals with an applied understanding of the formal legislation, policy and guidance relating to young people who are considered 'at risk' of, accused of, or convicted of involvement in offending or anti-social behaviour.

It is imperative that educators, parents, and potential victims be aware of sexual predators, the danger they pose in our society, and the resources available to help prevent this growing epidemic.

This text explores scholarship, practice, and advocacy for Black women's pursuit of bodily autonomy, sexual freedom, and pleasure.

Documenting Gendered Violence explores the intersections of documentary and gendered violence.

300 pages, 646 images, 11 contributorsThis new pocket atlas, part 5 of an ongoing series on child abuse, is designed specifically for professionals involved in the investigation of child death, both intentional and unintentional.

In Nothing eight young people - including a Vandal, a Stalker and a Porn Girl - recount their experiences, capturing the apathy rampant in today's youth.

There is a significant increase in people who self-diagnose as having gender dysphoria and gender incongruence.

A groundbreaking investigation into why so many Islamic radicals are engineersThe violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them.

For women experiencing domestic violence, narrative therapy can be a powerful tool to help them gain self-confidence and a sense of identity, resist violence, and make the transition from abuse to safety.

Mit der jüngsten Reform des Kinder- und Jugendhilferechts wird die längst überfällige Forderung nach einer inklusiven Hilfeplanung durch gesetzliche Weichenstellungen gestärkt.

This book builds a theoretical perspective for explaining what security remains after the security event.

Hundreds of Domestic Violence Death Review committees, teams, and panels are operating in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Kohli offers a comprehensive overview of what is known about the resettlement of young asylum-seekers, answering social work practitioners' need for a fuller understanding.

Beißende Gerüche, starrende Stühle und leise Lakenworte sind die stummen Zeugen einer Gewalt, für die Laura Leupis Buch eine Sprache sucht.

India's endemic gender-based violence has received increased international scrutiny and provoked waves of domestic protest and activism.

In the award-winning Just Sex?

An authoritative, interdisciplinary book which outlines how solution focused practice is particularly effective in addressing violent behaviour in clients and service users, encompassing work with both adults and children.

Bullying at School is the definitive book on bullying/victim problems in school and on effective ways of counteracting and preventing such problems.

The second edition of Children s Testimony is a fully up-to-date resource for practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts and concerned with children's ability to provide reliable testimony about abuse.

A decade ago, a landmark study by Indian law affairs specialist Rupert Ross suggested that alternative methods of crime prevention based on traditional Aboriginal values would lower crime rates in Native communities.

The fact is that war comes in many guises and its effects continue to be felt long after peace is proclaimed.

Winner, 2022 Ottis Lock Endowment "e;Best Book"e; Award from the East Texas Historical Association In Lynching and Leisure, Terry Anne Scott examines how white Texans transformed lynching from a largely clandestine strategy of extralegal punishment into a form of racialized recreation in which crowd involvement was integral to the mode and methods of the violence.

Working with Drug and Alcohol Users provides an accessible guide to substance use and working with substance users.

First published in 1968, Sex and Society presents and analyses the code of sexual behaviour based on the universal use of contraceptive methods.

What do Scott Peterson, Neil Entwistle and timeless literary seducers epitomized by Don Juan and Casanova have in common?

Kollektive Gewalt ist Gewalt im Wir-­Modus.

The pressing need to break the silence on non-consensual sex among young people an issue shrouded by denial, underreporting and stigma is self-evident.

In a period of rapid social and economic change, labour markets are undergoing major transformations.

Supervision is a valuable protected space for personal and professional development that has the potential to contribute greatly to positive transformative change.

Sexuality, Human Rights, and Public Policy explores the intersection of public policy, human rights, and sexuality as they relate to inclusion and exclusion across diverse cultural settings.

Significant shifts in community violence have created a need for greater awareness of character development and violence prevention in schools.

Alt-Right Gangs provides a timely and necessary discussion of youth-oriented groups within the white power movement.

Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record.

This Fourth Edition of Intimate Violence and Abuse in Families updates a best-selling core text in the field of intimate violence and child maltreatment.

Beirut is the cultural, commercial and economic hub of Lebanon.

The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired advocates and policy makers across the globe, injecting children's rights terminology into various public and private arenas.

Working with Families Experiencing Vulnerability provides a comprehensive guide to family-centred practice for social workers.

Detect and put a stop to child abuse!

Once upon a time there was a little kitten called Kit who lived with a grown-up cat called Kizz Cat.

Why is it that some social movements engaged in contentious politics experience radicalization whereas others do not?

In Educations in Ethnic Violence, Matthew Lange analyzes ways in which education contributes to ethnic violence.

Violence in schools has more potential to involve large numbers of students, produce injuries, disrupt instructional time, and cause property damage than any other form of youth violence.

Here is an informative overview of the causes and consequences of elder abuse in countries around the world.