Violence and abuse in society

The story behind the hit Netflix documentary: The bestselling account of the bond between brothers and the shocking legacy of a dangerous mother.

What kind of a woman would sell her own child?

This edition has been repackages and resized to coincide with the B format publication of Brother Andrew's latest best-seller SECRET BELIEVERS.

Taking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and important directions in intervention and reform.

Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year.

Psychologists explore the reality of cyberbullies Millions of children are affected by bullies each year.

Praise for the first edition:"e;The key advantage to this book is the way in which it is easy to read and the amount of information it provides with regard to the role of play in supporting young children's learning.

Based on the groundbreaking #1 national bestseller, The Bully, the Bullied and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander, this book from author Barbara Coloroso arms parents and teachers with the information they need to understand and combat online bullying-an increasingly prevalent among children and teens.

Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the many challenges today's returning veterans face in modern society.

An exploration of the ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations, Enduring Empire engages in a serious discussion of empire as it relates to American foreign policy and global politics.

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

Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child affirms that children in all countries have fundamental rights, including rights to education.

Mental health specialists and researchers contend that the development of resilience in youth is facilitated at several levels.

Mental health specialists and researchers contend that the development of resilience in youth is facilitated at several levels.

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.

Based on extensive research over many years, with a broad range of participants in Canada and internationally, this collection of essays is an important contribution to the child welfare agenda.

Recommendations of child protection workers to remove children from a home environment they perceive to be unsafe have frequently been challenged, legally and otherwise, and have raised scepticism about the criteria used in advising such a drastic measure.

Since 1997 Quebec has offered licensed child care services for $5 per day to its entire population.

Child neglect has been characterized over the past century as a problem of deficient care of children by mothers.

Thirty-nine women and their strategies of survival are the central focus of Aysan Sev'er's newest study on women who have left abusive situations.

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.

Combining institutional ethnography and community-based research, Youth Work is a sophisticated examination of the troubling experiences of young people living outside the care of parents or guardians, as well as of the difficulties of the frontline workers who take responsibility for assisting them.

Combining institutional ethnography and community-based research, Youth Work is a sophisticated examination of the troubling experiences of young people living outside the care of parents or guardians, as well as of the difficulties of the frontline workers who take responsibility for assisting them.

Remembering Mass Violence breaks new ground in oral history, new media, and performance studies by exploring what is at stake when we attempt to represent war, genocide, and other violations of human rights in a variety of creative works.

Remembering Mass Violence breaks new ground in oral history, new media, and performance studies by exploring what is at stake when we attempt to represent war, genocide, and other violations of human rights in a variety of creative works.

The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers.

The North American approach to child protection is broadly accepted, despite frequent criticisms of its core limitations: parental fear and resistance, the limited range of services and supports available to families, escalating costs, and high stress and turnover among service providers.

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.

Kevin Denys Bonnycastle’s Stranger Rape is an in-depth study of the lives of fourteen men who raped women unknown to them.

Kevin Denys Bonnycastle’s Stranger Rape is an in-depth study of the lives of fourteen men who raped women unknown to them.

The scientific evidence does not support the notion that TV and film violence cause aggression in children or in anyone else.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

In this unique work directed at social workers, Gerald A.

The increase in adoption and fostering of children with special needs has been one of the most positive developments in Canadian child welfare over the past fifteen years.

In this volume, Professor Clark shows that for two hundred years Canadian society was subject to the same kind of disturbing and disruptive forces that revealed themselves in the United States in the Revolutionary period.

Vegas Concierge tells the tale of domestic sex trafficking in America through the riveting inside story of a decade-long investigation into sex trafficking, police corruption, and hip-hop music in Sin City.

With the knowledge and sensitivity of a teacher and counsellor, Ruth M.

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare.

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare.

Violence against women is usually framed as an issue of interpersonal violence perpetuated by men.

Violence against women is usually framed as an issue of interpersonal violence perpetuated by men.

Child neglect has been characterized over the past century as a problem of deficient care of children by mothers.

The scientific evidence does not support the notion that TV and film violence cause aggression in children or in anyone else.

In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A.

In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A.

In the past few decades, researchers and practitioners have moved away from the idea of fatherhood as a single, monolithic concept.

In the past few decades, researchers and practitioners have moved away from the idea of fatherhood as a single, monolithic concept.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

Growing attention has focused on the education of children in the child welfare system, particularly those in foster care, but ninety-two percent of children in the child welfare system stay with their parents and their educational needs receive little attention.