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The Victimization of Children: Emerging Issues
Edited by Janet L. Mullings, PhD
Director of Research, National Institute for Victim Studies, Crime Victims' Institute;
Associate Professor, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University,
Huntsville, Texas
James W. Marquart, PhD
Director, National Institute for Victim Studies, Crime Victims' Institute; Professor,
College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Deborah J. Hartley, MS
Research Associate, National Institute for Victim Studies, Crime Victims' Institute;
College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
About The Book:
Explore current social developments, issues, and controversies concerning young victims!
The Victimization of Children: Emerging Issues keeps students and practitioners working
with young victims on the cutting edge of the latest research developments regarding
crimes against children. Leading experts from the legal, medical, and sociological
communities explore some of the most urgent issues involving child victims. Researchers
and practitioners in victim services, social work, mental health, public health, and
criminal justice will all benefit from this useful resource.
While numerous books have been written on the topic of child abuse and neglect, few delve
into the more contemporary issues and problems. The Victimization of Children fills a
large void in the literature by offering advanced discussions of today’s most
relevant topics, making this book an in-depth supplement to generic textbooks.
Forward-thinking and thought-provoking, this timely resource provides sound research to
expand your knowledge base.
This book provides insights into such contemporary issues as:
The victimization of youths on the Internet
Children as victims of war and terrorism
Spatial patterns of child maltreatment—the concentration of child maltreatment within
certain geographical areas
Religion-related child abuse
The role of health care professionals in response to child victimization
Children with disabilities—abuse, neglect, and the child welfare system
Fetal homicide—emerging statutory and judicial regulation of third-party assaults
Legal and social issues surrounding closed-circuit television testimony of child victims
and witnesses
Juvenile courts and their role in addressing family violence
The Victimization of Children provides tables, figures, and the latest statistics of
various aspects of child victimization to complement the experts’ contributions. This
book offers new and different responses and interventions to meet the increasingly diverse
contexts and situations within which child maltreatment occurs. Emerging trends are
explored within this book from a cross-section of disciplines, including law, sociology,
criminal justice, psychology, and health services.
ORDER CODE: HP0789024071B
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