Child maltreatment : an introduction /
Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin.
- 2nd. ed.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2007.
- xvii, 475 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-456) and index.
History and definitions of child maltreatment -- The study of child maltreatment : theoretical and methodological issues -- Child physical abuse -- Child sexual abuse -- Child neglect -- Child psychological maltreatment -- Additional forms of child maltreatment -- Key issues in responding to child maltreatment -- Controversial issues in the study of child maltreatment -- Advancing the field of child maltreatment -- What you can do to help.