Early prediction and prevention of child abuse : a handbook / edited by Kevin Browne ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Browne, Kevin.

Series:

Wiley series in child care and protection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child abuse--Prevention.

Child abuse.

Abused children--Services for.

Abused children.

Social prediction.

Criminal behavior--Prediction of.

Criminal behavior.

Physical Description:

xxi, 382 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, [2002]

Summary:

This New, ground-breaking handbook presents the most recent approaches to the prediction and prevention of child abuse and neglect, being a thorough update of the successful original volume. The book helps identify which families are most at risk of abusing their children and what immediate action needs to be taken in the best interests of the child. It also considers the types of intervention that are necessary to prevent child abuse and neglect occurring and the advances made in the assessment and treatment of both victims and offenders. Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse: A Handbook brings together an international field of experts from a range of disciplines whose contributions are arranged in four sections. The first section looks at the prevalence of child maltreatment and how different forms of abuse can be predicted, the second section examines what is needed for successful primary and secondary prevention, with the last two sections reviewing effective ways of helping children and families, and treating offenders, respectively. The book concludes by considering those sections of society that have identifiable needs but may be outside and/or excluded from routine interventions. This timely volume is vital for professionals, practitioners, policy-makers and managers dealing with child protection from both an offender and victim perspective. It is also an essential resource for students in social care, social work, criminology, psychology, psychiatry, law, paediatrics, nursing, community health, police, probation and social policy.

Contents:

Section I Prevalence and Prediction 1

Chapter 1 Recognising Changes in Incidence and Prevalence / Susan Creighton 5

Chapter 2 Predicting Fatal Child Abuse and Neglect / Peter Reder, Sylvia Duncan 23

Chapter 3 Predicting Physical Maltreatment / Catherine Hamilton, Kevin Browne 41

Chapter 4 Predicting Emotional Child Abuse and Neglect / Danya Glaser, Vivian Prior 57

Chapter 5 Predicting Sexual Child Abuse and Neglect / Chris Hobbs, Jane Wynne 71

Section II Primary and Secondary Prevention 91

Chapter 6 An Ecological Analysis of the Etiology of Child Maltreatment / Jay Belsky, Peter Stratton 95

Chapter 7 If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Integrity and Fragmentation in the Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect / Patricia Crittenden 111

Chapter 8 Educating and Changing Parents: Strengthening the Primary Safety Net for Children / Deborah Daro 127

Chapter 9 Promoting Positive Parenting as an Abuse Prevention Strategy / Matthew Sanders, Warren Cann 145

Chapter 10 Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect with Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses / David Olds, Charles Henderson, John Eckenrode 165

Chapter 11 To or for whom: a Social Policy Perspective on Child Abuse and Child Protection / David Gough 183

Section III Tertiary Prevention I: Helping Children and Families Affected by Child Abuse 199

Chapter 12 The Traumatic Impact of Abuse Experiences: Treatment Issues / Lucy Berliner 203

Chapter 13 Continuities and Discontinuities in the Intergenerational Transmission of Child Maltreatment: Implications for Breaking the Cycle of Abuse / Byron Egeland, Michelle Bosquet, Alissa Levy Chung 217

Chapter 14 The Role of Family Therapy following Physical and Sexual Abuse / Helga Hanks, Peter Stratton 233

Chapter 15 Helping Emotionally Abused and Neglected Children and Abusive Carers / Dorota Iwaniec, Martin Herbert, Alice Sluckin 249

Chapter 16 The Contribution of Children's Services to the Protection of Children / Roger Bullock, Michael Little 267

Section IV Tertiary Prevention II: Working with Offenders 279

Chapter 17 Preventing the Victim to Offender Cycle / Arnon Bentovim 283

Chapter 18 Risk Assessment for Offenders / Caroline Friendship, David Thornton 301

Chapter 19 Treating Domestic Violent Offenders / Kevin Browne, Louise Falshaw, Louise Dixon 317

Chapter 20 Treating Adult Sexual Offenders / Dawn Fisher, Tony Beech 337

Conclusion: Future Directions for Child Abuse Prevention / Margaret A. Lynch, Kevin Browne 355.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0471491225

OCLC:

50043169