Violence and abuse in society

What is often labeled domestic violence is, in this book, referred to as family violence, because the emotional terrorism that infuses violence between adults affects not only the adult victims but also the children who witness the abuse.

This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding.

In 1945, French political prisoners returning from the concentration camps of Germany coined the phrase 'the concentrationary universe' to describe the camps as a terrible political experiment in the destruction of the human.

The impact of sibling relationships on how people develop has been dramatically under-emphasised in the literature on child development.

Published in association with Save the ChildrenPriscilla Alderson examines the often overlooked issue of the rights of young children, starting with the question of how the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child applies to the youngest children, from birth to eight years of age.

Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse is a detailed discussion of the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings involved in conducting group psychotherapy with women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

Building upon the theoretical work of Ferenczi, Fairbairn, and Berliner, the author describes four basic relational patterns in the lives of abused children: the reliving of abusive relationships, either as victim or as perpetrator; identification with the aggressor; masochistic self-blame; and the seeking of object contact though sex or violence.

Rape and other forms of sexual violence have always been a feature of war.

This ethnographically based murder mystery is set within New York City's Indian community.

Written by experts with a combined 50 years of experience teaching and researching in the field of domestic abuse, Intimate Partner Violence: Effective Procedure, Response, and Policy provides practical instruction for practitioners and lay people responding to domestic violence, as well as ideas for policymakers working to create solutions to the violence.

Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable.

Alleviating Bullying examines the facets of bullying that have become a major concern around the nation.

In April 2002, Janine Latus's youngest sister Amy wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer.

Many policy and practice initiatives that aim to prevent social exclusion focus on children and young people.

Sexual Coercion in Dating Relationships represents the next generation of research in the area of sexual coercion.

355 pages, 139 images, 32 contributors
Abusive Head Trauma Quick Reference is an ideal resource for any professional active in the fields of medicine, social services, education, law enforcement, or legal prosecution.

Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction * Winner of the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social JusticeBased on the acclaimed series a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation's children, and a call to action for a new way forwardIn 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC.

How American-style capitalism creates a coercive state unlike any otherHow could America, that storied land of liberty, be home to mass incarceration, police killings, and racialized criminal justice?

Updated 2015 American Heart Association CPR & ECC guidelines.

Set in the bucolic, yet brutal South of his youth, My Mother's House is a memoir by novelist David Armand.

Represents the largest recorded dataset based on human skeletal remains from archaeological sites across the continent of Europe.

In the United States and Great Britain, 20-30% of all homicides involve the killing of a woman by a man.

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

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

A startling look at the unexpected places where violent hate groups recruit young peopleHate crimes.

Shooting to Kill?

Theories of Civil Violence provides both a new look at the origins of civil upheaval and a critical examination of society theory itself.

Educator implicit bias is often experienced by students of varying identities as microaggressions.

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know.

This book illustrates the current findings of interpersonal neurobiology that inform knowledge building and clinical practice.

Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse is a detailed discussion of the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings involved in conducting group psychotherapy with women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

This book uses an intersectional lens to explore the lived experiences of sexually traumatized girls in school.

This inspiring book describes the treatment approach, the clientele, and the community networking of Cedar House, a pioneering and successful child abuse treatment program in Long Beach, California.

In the popular misconception fostered by blockbuster action movies and best-selling thrillers--not to mention conventional explanations by social scientists--violence is easy under certain conditions, like poverty, racial or ideological hatreds, or family pathologies.

Dachau and the SS studies the concentration camp guards at Dachau, the first SS concentration camp and a national 'school' of violence for its concentration camp personnel.

Interpret the hidden meaning of family roles to help children at risk!

Winner of the 2023 AASECT Book Award for General Audience!

Who are the new families that are appearing on city streets, in suburban malls, and at Fourth of July celebrations?

We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships.

Understanding Looked After Children is an accessible guide to understanding the mental health needs of children in foster care and the role of foster carers and support networks in helping these children.

Media technologies do not simply record or represent trauma but transform trauma into a cultural form that is multifariously commodified in different contexts.

Although a substantial amount of media and professional attention has been devoted to the incidence of sexual abuse in the population at large, the plight of those who have suffered abuse and are seriously mentally ill has largely been ignored.

**Now watch the BBC drama Doing Money** They took me because I would not be missed This is the shocking true story of how an ordinary young girl was kidnapped off the street as she walked home and turned into a slave before fighting for her freedom and finding the courage to help the police in one of the UK s most shocking modern-day slavery trials.

How can you provide effective, meaningful therapy to couples with whom you have little or nothing in common?

As media coverage of terrorism and terroristic acts has increased so too has the discussion about the identities, motives, and gender of the perpetrators.

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.