Child sexual exploitation quick reference : for healthcare, social services, and law enforcement professionals / [edited] by Sharon W. Cooper ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, Sharon, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child sexual abuse.

Child sexual abuse--United States.

United States.

Children--Crimes against.

Children.

Children--Crimes against--United States.

Child Abuse, Sexual.

Medical Subjects:

Child Abuse, Sexual.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxix, 354 pages : illustrations, (some color) ; 19 cm

Other Title:

Quick reference child sexual exploitation

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : G.W. Medical, [2007]

Summary:

This abbreviated version of the 2-volume set is the perfect companion for all professionals who need a resource in the field. Child pornographers, leaders of child prostitution rings, and others who commit crimes against children have found a new means of preying on victims?through use of the internet. Child Sexual Exploitation Quick-Reference investigates this type of child maltreatment from medical, forensic, and legal perspectives. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this pocket-sized book examines all of the medical implications for victims, and case studies provide insight into the lives of these ?children of the night.? Information on typical methods of perpetrators is included, along with prevention and prosecution strategies. Physicians, social service and law enforcement personnel, teachers, and all other professionals who work with children and families will find this reference invaluable.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

187806021X

9781878060211

OCLC:

71369008