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Childhood victimization : violence, crime and abuse in the lives of young people / David Finkelhor, with contributors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finkelhor, David.
- Series:
- Interpersonal violence.
- Interpersonal violence series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abused children--United States.
- Abused children.
- Abused children--Services for--United States.
- Children--Crimes against--United States.
- Children.
- Child abuse--United States.
- Child abuse.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- David Finkelhor presents a comprehensive vision to encompass the prevention, treatment and study of juvenile victims, unifying conventional subdivisions like child molestation, child abuse, bullying and exposure to community violence.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Contributors; 1. Child Victims: An Introduction; 2. Developmental Victimology; 3. Children at Risk; 4. Developmental Impact; 5. Just Kids' Stuff? Peer and Sibling Violence; 6. Getting Help: What Are the Barriers?; 7. Good News: Child Victimization Has Been Declining. Why?; 8. The Juvenile Victim Justice System: A Concept for Helping Victims; 9. Proposals; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-214) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045106-8
- 1-4356-3343-1
- 9786611374839
- 1-281-37483-0
- 0-19-971145-3
- OCLC:
- 922953431
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