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Child Maltreatment : An Introduction

by: Cindy L. Miller-Perrin

Child Maltreatment : An Introduction

by: Cindy L. Miller-Perrin

ISBN 13:
9781412926683
ISBN 10:
1412926688
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/07/2006
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Thoroughly updated and expanded, the Second Edition of Child Maltreatment: An Introduction disseminates current knowledge about the various types of violence against children. Uniquely offering both a psychological and sociological focus, this core text helps students understand more fully the etiology, prevalence, treatment, policy issues, and prevention of child maltreatment.

Preface

Acknowledgments

xvii

History and Definitions of Child Maltreatment

(32)

Children as Victims

(2)

Child Maltreatment Within Families

(1)

How Social Conditions Become Social Problems

(2)

Discovering Child Maltreatment: The Historical Context

(4)

Discovering Childhood

(1)

Discovering Child Maltreatment

(3)

Defining Child Maltreatment: Understanding the Social Construction-of-Deviance Definitions

(7)

Parent-Child Violence: Four Conceptualizations

(2)

Legitimate Versus Illegitimate Acts

(3)

Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues

(5)

Family Support and Training Programs

(1)

School-Based Programs

(1)

Community Awareness Campaigns

(1)

Justice and Protection

(1)

Treating Offenders and Victims

(1)

Coordinated Community Responses

(1)

Summary

(1)

Goals of the Book

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Notes

(1)

Recommended Resources

(2)

The Study of Child Maltreatment: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

(36)

Determining the Extent of Child Maltreatment

(12)

Official Estimates

(1)

National Incidence Study (NIS)

(5)

National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)

(1)

Self-Report Surveys

(1)

Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS)

(3)

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

(1)

Section Summary

(1)

Explaining Child Maltreatment

(13)

Cultural and Social Structural Antecedents

(1)

The Cultural Context

(1)

Structural Characteristics of the Family

(1)

Low Costs of Child Maltreatment

(1)

Etiological Theory: Trying to Understand Abusive Behavior

(1)

Social Ecology/Social Bonding Theories

(2)

Social Class, Strain, and Frustration

(1)

Social Learning Theories

(1)

Attachment and Parent-Child Interaction Theories

(1)

Psychopathology and Behavioral Traits

(1)

Biological Factors

(1)

Integrated Theories

(2)

Process Theories

(1)

Transactional Theories

(1)

Section Summary

(1)

Methodological Issues: Conducting Better Research

(5)

Definitional Ambiguity

(1)

Correlation Isn't Cause: Problems Establishing Cause-and-Effect Relationships

(1)

Conducting Experiments

(1)

Longitudinal Studies

(1)

Comparison Groups

(1)

When Correlation Comes Close to Cause: Two Examples

(1)

Problems With Samples

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

Notes

(1)

Recommended Resources

(1)

Child Physical Abuse

(42)

Case History: Kevin Fell Off His Razor

(1)

Scope of the Problem

(9)

What Is Physical Child Abuse?

(1)

Legal Perspectives

(3)

How Common Is Physical Child Abuse?

(1)

Official Estimates

(1)

Self-Report Surveys

(2)

Is the Rate of Physical Child Abuse Increasing?

(2)

Section Summary

(1)

Searching for Patterns: Victim, Perpetrator, and Social Ecological Characteristics

(8)

Demographic Characteristics of Children Who Are Physically Abused

(1)

Age

(1)

Gender

(1)

Socioeconomic Status

(1)

Race

(1)

Additional Characteristics

(1)

Demographic Characteristics of Adults Who Physically Abuse Children

(1)

Age

(1)

Gender

(1)

Relationship to the Abused Child

(1)

Psychological and Biological Characteristics of Adults Who Physically Abuse Children

(1)

Emotional and Behavioral Characteristics

(1)

Biological Factors

(2)

Social Ecological Factors

(1)

Family Characteristics

(1)

Family and Interpersonal Difficulties

(1)

Parenting Problems

(1)

Section Summary

(1)

Consequences Associated With Child Physical Abuse

(9)

Effects Associated With the Physical Abuse of Children

(1)

Medical and Neurobiological Problems

(2)

Cognitive Problems

(1)

Behavioral Problems

(1)

Socioemotional Difficulties

(1)

Psychiatric Disorders

(1)

Possible Long-Term Effects of Physical Abuse

(1)

Criminal and Violent Behavior

(1)

Substance Abuse

(1)

Socioemotional Difficulties

(1)

Mediators of Abuse Effects

(1)

Section Summary

(1)

Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues

(8)

Intervention Strategies for Child Physical Abuse

(1)

Treatment for Physically Abusive Adults

(2)

Treatment for Children With Physical Abuse Histories

101

(1)

Family Interventions

101

(1)

Community Interventions

102

(2)

Preventing Physical Abuse of Children

104

(1)

Parental Competency Programs

104

(1)

Community Awareness Campaigns

105

(2)

Chapter Summary

107

(1)

Discussion Questions

108

(1)

Note

109

(1)

Recommended Resources

109

(2)

Child Sexual Abuse

111

(52)

Case History: Sashim's Secret

113

(1)

Scope of the Problem

114

(6)

What Is Child Sexual Abuse?

114

(1)

Cultural Context

114

(1)

Conceptual Issues

115

(2)

Legal Issues

117

(1)

Estimates of Child Sexual Abuse

117

(1)

Official Estimates

117

(1)

Self-Report Surveys

118

(1)

Is Sexual Abuse Increasing or Decreasing?

119

(1)

Section Summary

120

(1)

Searching for Patterns: Victim, Perpetrator, and Social Ecological Characteristics

120

(6)

Characteristics of Sexually Abused Children

120

(1)

Age

120

(1)

Gender

121

(1)

Characteristics of Individuals Who Sexually Abuse Children

121

(1)

Age

121

(1)

Gender

122

(3)

Relationship to the Abused Child

125

(1)

Social Ecological Factors

126

(1)

Section Summary

126

(1)

Dynamics and Consequences Associated With Child Sexual Abuse

127

(12)

Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse

127

(1)

Types of Sexual Activity

127

(1)

Initiation of Abuse

128

(1)

Maintenance of Abuse

128

(1)

Exploitation Through the Internet

129

(2)

Effects Associated With Child Sexual Abuse

131

(1)

Initial Effects

131

(3)

Long-Term Effects

134

(1)

Explaining the Variability in Effects

134

(5)

Section Summary

139

(1)

Explaining Child Sexual Abuse

139

(8)

Focus on the Abused Individual

141

(1)

Focus on the Offender

141

(1)

Deviant Sexual Arousal

141

(2)

Childhood History of Sexual Abuse

143

(1)

Contemporary Integrative Theories

144

(1)

Focus on the Family

145

(1)

Focus on Society and Culture

146

(1)

Societal Attitudes

146

(1)

Media Depictions

146

(1)

Section Summary

147

(1)

Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues

147

(12)

Basic Issues in Treatment Intervention

147

(1)

Therapy for Child and Adult Survivors

148

(1)

Interventions for Children

148

(1)

Interventions for Adults

149

(1)

Treatment Interventions for Offenders

150

(1)

Medical Approaches

151

(1)

Traditional and Family Systems Approaches

152

(2)

Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques

154

(2)

Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

156

(1)

Education Programs for Children

156

(2)

The Parental Role in Child Empowerment

158

(1)

Perpetration Prevention

158

(1)

Chapter Summary

159

(2)

Discussion Questions

161

(1)

Recommended Resources

161

(2)

Child Neglect

163

(38)

Case History: Will and Mark: ``Where Are the Parents?''

164

(2)

Scope of the Problem

166

(10)

What Is Child Neglect?

166

(1)

Current Definitions

166

(1)

Severity of Consequences

167

(1)

Frequency and Duration

168

(1)

Cultural Issues

169

(1)

Forms of Neglect

170

(3)

Estimates of Child Neglect

173

(1)

Official Estimates

173

(3)

Self-Report Surveys

176

(1)

Section Summary

176

(1)

Searching for Patterns: Characteristics of Neglected Children and Their Families

177

(7)

Characteristics of Neglected Children

177

(1)

Age

177

(1)

Gender

178

(1)

Race

178

(1)

Characteristics of Neglecting Parents

178

(1)

Demographic Characteristics

178

(1)

Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics

179

(1)

Social Ecological Factors

180

(1)

Family Structure and Functioning

180

(1)

Socioeconomic Status

181

(3)

Community Integration and Social Support

184

(1)

Section Summary

184

(1)

Consequences Associated With Child Neglect

185

(6)

Developmental Considerations

185

(2)

Social and Attachment Difficulties

187

(1)

Cognitive and Academic Deficits

188

(1)

Emotional and Behavior Problems

188

(1)

Physical Consequences

189

(1)

Long-Term Consequences

189

(2)

Section Summary

191

(1)

Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues

191

(6)

Treatment of Child Neglect

191

(2)

Prevention of Child Neglect

193

(1)

Home Visitation Programs

194

(3)

Programs for Parents With High-Risk Children

197

(1)

Chapter Summary

197

(1)

Discussion Questions

198

(1)

Recommended Resources

199

(2)

Child Psychological Maltreatment

201

(30)

Case History: Tough Love or Child Psychological Maltreatment?

202

(3)

Scope of the Problem

205

(11)

What Is Child Psychological Maltreatment?

205

(1)

Conceptual Issues

205

(3)

Subtypes of Child Psychological Maltreatment

208

(3)

Legal Issues

211

(3)

Estimates of Child Psychological Maltreatment

214

(1)

Official Estimates

214

(1)

Self-Report Surveys

215

(1)

Section Summary

216

(1)

Searching for Patterns: Characteristics of Victims and Perpetrators

216

(3)

Characteristics of Psychologically Maltreated Children

216

(1)

Age and Gender

217

(1)

Other Risk Factors

217

(1)

Characteristics of Psychologically Maltreating Parents

217

(1)

Age and Gender

218

(1)

Psychosocial Qualities

218

(1)

Section Summary

219

(1)

Consequences Associated With Child Psychological Maltreatment

219

(4)

Initial Effects

221

(1)

Long-Term Effects

221

(1)

Methodological Issues Pertaining to Effects Research

222

(1)

Section Summary

223

(1)

Practice, Policy, and Prevention Issues

223

(3)

Interventions for Psychologically Maltreated Children

224

(1)

Preventing Psychological Maltreatment

225

(1)

Chapter Summary

226

(2)

Discussion Questions

228

(1)

Note

229

(1)

Recommended Resources

229

(2)

Additional Forms of Child Maltreatment

231

(48)

Case History: The Disney World Girl

232

(2)

Children Who Witness Violence

234

(13)

Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

235

(1)

Estimates of the Problem

235

(1)

Effects Associated With Children's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence

236

(4)

Methodological Issues Pertaining to Effects Research

240

(2)

Interventions for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

242

(1)

Children Who Witness Community Violence

242

(1)

Estimates of the Problem

243

(1)

Effects Associated With Exposure to Community Violence

244

(1)

Interventions for Children Exposed to Community Violence

245

(2)

Section Summary

247

(1)

Peer Violence and Victimization

248

(16)

Sibling Abuse

248

(1)

What Is Sibling Abuse?

249

(3)

Forms of Negative Sibling Interaction

252

(1)

Estimates of the Problem

253

(1)

Consequences Associated With Negative Sibling Interaction

254

(2)

Characteristics of Siblings Who Inflict Harm

256

(1)

Bullying

257

(1)

What Is Bullying?

257

(1)

Estimates of the Problem

258

(2)

Characteristics of Bullies and Victims

260

(1)

Age

260

(1)

Gender

260

(1)

Psychological Characteristics

261

(1)

Family- and School-Related Factors

262

(1)

Intervention and Prevention

263

(1)

Section Summary

264

(2)

Institutional Child Maltreatment

266

(2)

Estimates of the Problem

266

(1)

Forms of Institutional Child Maltreatment

266

(1)

Consequences Associated With Institutional Child Maltreatment

267

(1)

Responses to Institutional Child Maltreatment

267

(1)

Section Summary

268

(1)

Organized Exploitation

268

(6)

Child Sex Rings

269

(1)

Child Pornography

269

(1)

Child Prostitution

270

(4)

Chapter Summary

274

(2)

Discussion Questions

276

(1)

Note

276

(1)

Recommended Resources

277

(2)

Key Issues in Responding to Child Maltreatment

279

(26)

Child Welfare Responses to Child Maltreatment

280

(7)

The Role of Child Protective Services

280

(3)

Out-of-Home Care

283

(3)

Legislation Affecting Child Welfare

286

(1)

Legal System Responses to Child Maltreatment

287

(4)

Children and the Legal System

288

(1)

Prosecuting Individuals Who Abuse Children

289

(2)

Cultural and International Issues in Child Maltreatment

291

(4)

Estimates of Child Maltreatment Outside North America

291

(1)

Cultural Differences and Child Maltreatment

292

(1)

Cultural Sensitivity in Addressing the Problem of Child Maltreatment

293

(2)

Collateral Effects of Child Maltreatment

295

(7)

Impacts of Child Maltreatment on Professionals Who Work With Victims

295

(6)

Treatment and Prevention of Collateral Effects of Child Maltreatment

301

(1)

Chapter Summary

302

(1)

Discussion Questions

303

(1)

Recommended Resources

304

(1)

Controversial Issues in the Study of Child Maltreatment

305

(36)

Concern and Debate About Alleged False Allegations

306

(16)

Childhood Fabrications

307

(3)

Memory Wars: Repressed and Recovered Memories

310

(12)

Is Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) a Form of Child Maltreatment?

322

(3)

Are Some Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Actually Infanticide?

325

(2)

Justice and Protection Controversies

327

(4)

Mandatory Reporting

328

(1)

Community Notification Laws

329

(2)

Corporal Punishment

331

(4)

Family Preservation Versus Out-of-Home Care

335

(2)

Chapter Summary

337

(2)

Discussion Questions

339

(1)

Notes

339

(1)

Recommended Resources

340

(1)

Advancing the Field of Child Maltreatment

341

(20)

Methodological and Theoretical Limitations and Solutions

342

(4)

Improving on Methodological Limitations to Research in the Field

342

(1)

Debates About Child Maltreatment Definitions

343

(2)

Studying the Causes of Child Maltreatment

345

(1)

Unifying the Field of Child Maltreatment

346

(7)

Competing Claims and Interests of Professionals

347

(3)

The Co-Occurrence of Multiple Forms of Victimization

350

(1)

Comparative Effects of Different Subtypes and Combinations of Child Maltreatment

351

(2)

Additional Areas of Integrative Research

353

(1)

Claims Making Versus Science: Balancing Passion and Empiricism Within the Field of Child Maltreatment

353

(5)

Feeding Public Distrust of Social Science

354

(1)

Feeding the Backlash

355

(1)

Blurring Definitional Boundaries

356

(1)

Achieving Balance

357

(1)

Chapter Summary

358

(1)

Discussion Questions

359

(1)

Recommended Resources

359

(2)

What You Can Do to Help

361

(16)

Condemning Cultural Acceptance of Violence

362

(3)

The Media and Violence

363

(1)

Questioning Culturally Accepted Violence Within the Family

364

(1)

Advocating for a Public Policy Commitment to the Prevention of Child Maltreatment

365

(5)

Financially Committing to Family Protection

366

(1)

Addressing Social Problems That Contribute to Child Maltreatment

366

(2)

Committing to Primary Prevention

368

(1)

Child Maltreatment as a Public Health Issue

369

(1)

Find What Works to Prevent Maltreatment and Invest in It

369

(1)

Joining, Giving, Volunteering, Speaking Out

370

(5)

Becoming a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer

370

(3)

Foster Parenting

373

(2)

Adopting

375

(1)

Chapter Summary

375

(1)

Notes

376

(1)

Appendix: Resources for Individuals and Organizations Addressing Child Maltreatment

377

(18)

References

395

(62)

Glossary

457

(6)

Index

463

(12)

About the Authors

475

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