Child abuse and domestic violence
By: Stephen Meyer
Series: Information Plus reference series; Information Plus reference series
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781573026406
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Child abuse; Family violence; Statistics; Prevention; Child sexual abuse; Law and legislation; Rape; Stalking
Description: Provides information on the prevalence, causes, and devastating consequences of this type of violence. Also covers the challenges that domestic violence and child abuse pose to the legal system.
Notes: "ISSN 1935-1216."

"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Defining child abuse and domestic violence; title: chapter 2. Detecting, measuring, and preventing child abuse; title: chapter 3. Causes and effects of child abuse; title: chapter 4. Child sexual abuse; title: chapter 5. Child abuse and the law; title: chapter 6. The prevalence of domestic violence; title: chapter 7. Causes, effects, and prevention of domestic violence; title: chapter 8. Rape and stalking; title: chapter 9. Domestic violence, law enforcement, and court responses to domestic violence.