Violence and abuse in society

As suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of fourteen, and as recent bullying statistics report a strong connection between bullying, being bullied, and suicide, it is time for society to set aside its obsession with grade-level benchmarks, test scores, and Blue Ribbon Schools, and instead demand that our students achieve the academic successes they deserve by ensuring that they are educated in schools that are intellectually, socially, and emotionally safe.

He pushed open the door, and I saw that he was pulling something out of a bag he was carrying.

Controversial and forward-thinking, this volume presents a much-needed analysis of restorative justice practices in cases of violence against women.

Sexual abuse is a subject that has received and continues to attract a considerable amount of scholarly attention.

Every fifteen seconds someone commits a crime of domestic violence in the United States, and most violators will be court-mandated to receive group treatment.

Growing up with him was like being in my own war zone, living in perpetual fear of when the bombs would fall.

Focuses on the concept phase of the project to resolve complex challenges in the Old Fadama slum of Accra, Ghana.

Cyberflashing has been on the rise since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scholars and policymakers increasingly call for evidence-based, prevention-oriented, and community-driven approaches to improve public health and reduce youth crime, substance use, and related problems.

Child Development for Child Care and Protection Workers is a classic text for students and practitioners in the child care and protection field which summarises important current thinking on child development and applies it directly to practice.

In Canada, professionals such as doctors, teachers, and social workers must report child abuse and neglect to Child Protection Services.

What do the attacks in London Bridge, Manchester and Westminster have in common with those at the Charlie Hebdo offices, the Finsbury Park Mosque attack and multiple US shootings?

Sexuality is an important area of clients' lives yet it is often neglected, both in the consulting room and in training.

A journey from child bride to global changemaker.

Victims' Experiences of The Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Abuse: Beyond GlassWalls provides a unique perspective on how victims of domestic abuse experience the justice process.

A thorough overview of violence and crime in America's schools explores which solutions work and which don't, providing a framework for prevention at every level.

Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start.

The targets of workplace bullies often suffer long after the bullying stops.

How do you apply the principles, structures and processes of the law to everyday practice?

This book delves deep into the hidden population of former gang members who share their positive and negative experiences of being gang members.

Supporting Bereaved Students at School provides educational professionals with essential information to support bereaved students.

Hamilton proposes the elimination of the arbitrary barrier that has kept survivors of childhood sexual abuse out of court – the statutes of limitation.

The volume addresses the pertinent need to examine childhood trauma revolving around themes of war, sexual abuse, and disability.

Combining contemporary research with practice findings, this book shows how we can improve the mental health of children in care.

Meeting a key need, this book presents a modular adult psychotherapy approach grounded in extensive clinical experience and research.

'A vivid, inspiring and sometimes poetic history of modern Iraq' - miriam cookeFollowing the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, many Iraqi academics were assassinated.

Every clinician today needs a basic understanding of what causes violent behavior.

Locking up men who beat their partners sounds like a tremendous improvement over the days when men could hit women with impunity and women fearing for their lives could expect no help from authorities.

Boys and young men have been previously overlooked in domestic violence and abuse policy and practice, particularly in the case of boys who are criminalized and labelled as gang-involved by the time they reach their teens.

This is the first study to bring space into conversation with religious competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary world.

Across Europe young people in public care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care.

In the 1980s, a series of child sex abuse cases rocked the United States.

Youth civic engagement efforts have become common across the globe.

In the past decade, alarming reports of youth violence have appeared with increasing frequency in the news media.

While social work practice with child abuse is a well-documented topic, this revised edition of Social Work and Child Abuse actually challenges and changes the focus of existing literature.

This book studies the confrontation between popular movements and repressive regimes in Central America.

Presents essays by feminists of theory and literature that examine contemporary feminism and the most pressing issues of today.

This third edition of Couples in Treatment helps readers conceptualize and treat couples from multiple perspectives and with a multitude of techniques.

Malešević offers a novel sociological answer to the age-old question: ''Why do humans fight?

Adolescent Portraits introduces contemporary theories and research that surround adolescent development today through eighteen first-person accounts written by young adults.

Robert Holmes is one of the leading proponents of nonviolence in the United States, and his influence extends to the rest of the world.

We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships.

Leaving his abusive Irish boarding school after eight long years, Patrick Touher thought his troubles were over.

'A kind, tough, brave, important little story .

This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history.

Containing concise but detailed summaries on a comprehensive range of clinical scenarios and conditions likely to be encountered by trainees, paediatricians, therapists, nurses, and allied professionals in their day-to-day practice, Community Paediatrics is the ideal companion for anyone working with children in the community.

Various historians, philosophers, and social scientists have attempted to provide convincing explanations of the roots of violence, with mixed and confusing results.

This thorough and multidisciplinary overview of childrearing illustrates and stands on two foundational principles: that the importance of parenting is immense, and that it is undervalued.