Children who commit acts of serious interpersonal violence : messages for best practice / edited by Ann Hagell and Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hagell, Ann.

Jeyarajah-Dent, Renuka.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children and violence--Prevention.

Children and violence.

Violence in children--Prevention.

Violence in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores risk management and successful intervention for children in care who have committed, or are at risk of committing, acts of serious violence. The contributors provide an overview of the factors leading to extremely violent behaviour and discuss the complexities of diagnosis and definition from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Contents:

COVER; Children Who Commit Acts of Serious Interpersonal Violence; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; Part 1: Backgrounds and characteristics; 1 Introduction and context Ann Hagell and Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent; 2 Difficult to place children Key characteristics, challenges and opportunities Susan Bailey; 3 Risk factors for serious and violent antisocial behaviour in children and youth Friedrich Lösel and Doris Bender; 4 Children with sexually abusive behaviour - a special subgroup Eileen Vizard

5 Minors involved in murder and manslaughter An exploration of the situation in the Netherlands Paul Nieuwbeerta and Peter H. van der Laan Part 2: Outcomes and practical considerations; 6 The placement, care and treatment of children and young people who commit serious acts of interpersonal violence or sexual offences Ann Hagell and Patricia Moran; 7 Implications of different residential treatments for young people who commit serious crimes Gwyneth Boswell; 8 'Hard to place' children and young people A commentary on past, present and future approaches to care and treatment Kevin J. Epps

9 Challenges to meeting the needs of these children effectively An overview of an international research study in Germany, Greece, England and Wales Ann Hagell 10 Working with violent children in German youth services Results of a survey Doris Bender and Friedrich Lösel; 11 Children who commit serious acts of interpersonal violence A field study in Greece Helen Agathonos, Vivi Tsibouka and Angeliki Skoubourdi; 12 Dealing with the children who are hardest to place Results of a survey of childcare agencies in England and Wales Ann Hagell and Emily Hill

13 Conclusions: Messages for good practice Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent and Ann Hagell Appendices: Brief commentaries; Overview; Appendix 1 The use of structured instruments in the assessment of violence risk Paul A. Tiffin and Graeme Richardson; Appendix 2 Diagnostic issues in seriously disturbed adolescents A psychiatric perspective Robert Vermeiren; Appendix 3 Disorganised attachments and psychological trauma in the lives of hard to place children Jean Harris-Hendriks; Appendix 4 Management of serious interpersonal violence in individuals with autistic spectrum disorders Paul Devonshire

Appendix 5 Meeting the needs of young people who are dangerous within the English/Welsh context A social care management perspective David Derbyshire Appendix 6 Service provision in Bulgaria for children who commit extreme acts of interpersonal violence Daniela Kolarova; Appendix 7 The Our Family care model in Russia as an effective prevention scheme for children in care who commit extreme acts of interpersonal violence Maria Ternovskaya, Maria Kapilina and Tatiana Gubina; THE CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610929351

9781280929359

1280929359

9781846425455

184642545X

OCLC:

122910499