Beschreibung:
Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives examines the entire spectrum of family violence, focusing on social processes and social relationships.
Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Characteristics and Consequences of Family Violence; Chapter 2 Intimate Partner Abuse and Relationship Violence; Chapter 3 The Criminal Justice Response to Intimate Partner Abuse and Relationship Violence; Chapter 4 Elder Abuse; Chapter 5 Physical Child Abuse; Chapter 6 Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 7 Child Neglect; Chapter 8 Sibling Abuse; Chapter 9 Child Exploitation; Chapter 10 Special Issues in Child Abuse and Trauma; Chapter 11 Professionals and Their Responses to Child Abuse; Chapter 12 Special Populations and Family Violence; Chapter 13 Sexual Violence; Chapter 14 Stalking; Chapter 15 Victims' Issues