The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research, and ApplicationFrank R. Ascione Animal abuse as a predictor of abuse against humans has been documented extensively. Society's ever-rising violence has prompted experts to ask what alternatives are available to identify the early signs and stop the cycle. The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research, and Application is the authoritative, up-to-date compendium covering the historical, legal, research, and applied issues related to animal abuse and cruelty from scholars worldwide. It will be of value to psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, child welfare and domestic violence professionals, and animal welfare advocates, including veterinarians. Each chapter focuses on different but related aspect of animal abuse. The book provides fruitful areas of needed study and offers professionals contemporary reviews of the current state of our knowledge on animal abuse and its relation to other forms of human violence. The material will be of special value to readers interested in mental health issues across the life span as well as child development and developmental psychopathology. |
Contents
Historical Perspectives on the Link Between Cruelty | 7 |
The Impact of Improved American AntiCruelty Laws in the Investigation | 59 |
Challenges and Opportunities in Assessing Animal Abuse | 87 |
What is the Link? | 111 |
Relationships to Psychobiology Attachment Processes and Domestic Violence | 133 |
A Sociological Analysis of Animal Abuse | 155 |
Social Work and Animal Abuse | 175 |
A Discussion of Sexual Contact With Animals | 201 |
An Evolving Issue in Japanese Society | 269 |
An Australian Perspective | 305 |
Attachment and Animal Abuse | 335 |
Law Enforcement Perspectives and Obligations Related to Animal Abuse | 375 |
A Continuum | 393 |
Assessment | 423 |
The Continuing Evolution of Theory Research and Application | 473 |
175 | 487 |
A Third Dimension of Animal Abuse | 221 |
Animal Abuse Experiences Described by Italian SchoolAged Children | 247 |
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