| Author: | Kimberly A. McCabe, Daniel G. Murphy | ISBN: | 9781315401287 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | CRC Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kimberly A. McCabe, Daniel G. Murphy |
| ISBN: | 9781315401287 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Language: | English |
The purpose of this book is to attempt to explore child abuse from a contemporary perspective in terms of its multiple elements, victims, and criminal justice responses. This text will: (1) begin to address the needs of those studying child abuse from a cultural perspective; (2) provide a general profile of today’s perpetrators of child abuse as well as conditions that may facilitate the abuse; (3) provide information on current modes of child abuse; (4) provide discussions on long-term consequences for adult victims of child abuse; and, (5) provide details in terms of criminal justice responses to child abuse in the United States and internationally.
The purpose of this book is to attempt to explore child abuse from a contemporary perspective in terms of its multiple elements, victims, and criminal justice responses. This text will: (1) begin to address the needs of those studying child abuse from a cultural perspective; (2) provide a general profile of today’s perpetrators of child abuse as well as conditions that may facilitate the abuse; (3) provide information on current modes of child abuse; (4) provide discussions on long-term consequences for adult victims of child abuse; and, (5) provide details in terms of criminal justice responses to child abuse in the United States and internationally.
