Child Abuse and Neglect

Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management

India Bryce, Yolande Robinson, Wayne Petherick
Elsevier S&T
485 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0128153444
February 2019

Child Abuse and Neglect: Forensic Issues in Evidence, Impact and Management provides an overview of all aspects of child abuse and neglect, approaching the topic. from several viewpoints. First, child abuse is considered from both victimization and offending perspectives, and although empirical scholarship informs much of the content, there is applied material from international experts and practitioners in the field―from policing, to child safety and intelligence. The content is presented to align with university semester timetables in three parts, including 1) Typologies, methods and platforms for abuse, 2) Impacts and prevention, and (3) Issues surrounding recognition and management of child abuse.