"Pulling together researchers, practitioners, and educators from around the world, this book addresses the various practices and efforts different countries use to protect children and prevent interpersonal violence"--.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
  • No Violence against Children Tolerable and Justifiable
    • The Definition of the Term “Children” in This Book
    • About This Book
  • References
• Part I: Threats of Interpersonal Violence in Everyday Life: Part I
• Chapter 1: Parental Physical Abuse of Children: Characterization and Reverberations in Multiple Forms of Interpersonal Violence
  • Physical Abuse Definition
  • Prevalence
  • Parental Risk Factors
    • Epidemiological Risk Factors
    • Etiological Risk Factors
  • Consequences of Physical Abuse
    • Theoretical Issues
    • Nonviolent Physical Abuse Effects
    • Short-Term Interpersonal Violence Effects
      • Family Aggression
    • Long-Term Interpersonal Violence Effects
      • IPV and Dating Violence
      • Extrafamilial Violent Criminal Behavior
  • Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 2: Multiple Forms of Violence in the Lives of Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Risk Factors and Outcomes1
  • Literature Review
    • Early Childhood Experiences of Abuse
    • Victimization since Being on the Street
    • Substance Use
  • Theoretical Framework
  • Methods
    • Measures
      • Distal Risk Factors
      • Proximal Risk Factors
      • Dependent Variables
      • Data Analytic Plan
      • Sample Characteristics
  • Results
    • Bivariate Results
      • Multivariate Analysis
  • Discussion
  • Limitations
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
• Chapter 3: Teen Dating Violence: Results from a National Study in Portugal1
  • Theoretical Overview
    • Gender-based Violence as a Social Problem
    • Teen Dating Violence
    • Prevalence and Acceptance of Teen Dating Violence
    • Teen Dating Violence in Portugal
    • Current Study
  • Method
    • Instrument
      • Participants
    • Data Collection Procedure
    • Data Analysis
  • Results
    • Prevalence and Acceptance of Teen Dating Violence in Portugal
    • Victimization Indicators and Acceptance of Teen Dating Violence by Gender
    • Acceptance of Dating Violence by “V” and “NV” Groups: Does It Make a Difference?
  • Discussion
    • Limitations and Further Research
  • Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
• Part II: Computer-related Interpersonal Violence: Part II
• Chapter 4: Image-Based Sexual Abuse among Australian Youths: The Experiences and Perspectives of Victims, Perpetrators, and Bystanders
  • Literature Review
    • Interpersonal Violence
    • Technology-Mediated Sexual Interaction
    • Image-Based Sexual Abuse
      • Extent and Nature of IBSA and Intimate Image Sharing
      • Impacts and Fears of Victims
      • Motivations of Perpetrators
      • Reactions of Bystanders
    • Current Study
  • Methods
    • Respondents and Procedure
    • Measures
      • Demographic Characteristics
      • Extent and Nature of IBSA and Intimate Image Sharing
      • Impacts and Fears of Victims
      • Motivations of Perpetrators
      • Reactions of Bystanders
    • Analysis
  • Results
    • Extent and Nature of IBSA and Intimate Image Sharing
    • Impacts and Fears of Victims
    • Motivations of Perpetrators
    • Reactions of Bystanders
  • Discussion
    • Implications, Limitations, and Further Research
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 5: Cyberbullying: Its Social and Psychological Harms among Schoolers1
  • Literature Review
    • The Definitions of Cyberbullying
      • Cyberbullying Literature since the Mid-2000s
      • Social and Psychological Harm
      • Current Study
    • Methods
    • Dependent Variables
      • Psychological Harm
    • Independent Variables
      • Peer Support
    • Control Variables
      • Demographic Features
    • Analytical Strategies
    • Results
      • Social Harm
      • Psychological Harm
  • Discussions
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 6: Technology-Facilitated Crimes against Children: The Scope of the Problem and Interventions 
  • Defining Technology-Facilitated Crimes against Children
    • Scope and Dynamics of Technology-Facilitated Crimes against Children
      • Technology-Facilitated Child Sex Trafficking
      • Production and Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Images
    • Consequences for Victims of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Exploitation
  • Technology-facilitated Crimes against Children Offender Typology
    • Typology Based on Behaviors and Motivations of Offenders
    • Examining the Criteria Commonly Used in Offender Typologies
    • Other Typologies
  • Interventions for Technology-facilitated Crimes against Children
    • International Approaches
    • U.S. Approaches
    • Private Sector Approaches
  • Training to Support the Investigation and Prosecution of Technology-Facilitated Crimes against Children
    • Technology-facilitated Crimes against Children Training
    • Learning from Related Fields to Develop High-Quality Training Experiences
    • Training Topics
    • Approach to Training
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Part III: Systematic and Practical Challenges: Part III
• Chapter 7: Controlling Minors: Extra-Legal Factors and the Decision to Use Force
  • Literature Review
    • Policing Juveniles
    • Explanations of Force
      • Individual
      • Situational
      • Contextual
  • Methodology
    • Dependent Variable
    • Independent Variables
    • Matching Variables
  • Analysis and Findings
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
• Chapter 8: Medicolegal Death Investigation Systems and the Challenges in Child Death Investigation in the United States
  • The History of Death Investigation
    • Origination of the Coroner System
    • Death Investigation in the New World
    • Death Investigation since the Nineteenth Century
  • The Establishment of Death Investigation Systems
    • Transitioning to Medical Examiner–based Systems
    • Challenges for Medical Examiner–based Systems
    • Forensic Pathologists
  • The Team Approach to Death Investigation
    • Death Investigation’s Role in the Legal System
    • The Family Physician after Death
  • Death Certification and Mortality Data
    • Causes and Manners of Death
    • The Utility of Death Certificates
    • Establishing Mortality Data
      • Electronic Reporting and ICD Coding
    • Research with Mortality Data
  • Additional Challenges to Quality Medicolegal Death Investigation
    • Forensic Pathology Training
    • Forensic Pathology Compensation
    • Inadequate Resources
      • Sophisticated Testing Platforms
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 9: International Approaches to Pediatric Medicolegal Death Investigation
  • Multidisciplinary Teams in Medicolegal Death Investigation
    • The MDT Approach
    • Components of a Pediatric MDT Medicolegal Death Investigation
    • Utilizing Standardized Investigative Tools
  • Child Death Review Teams
    • The Case Review Team
    • The Advisory Team
    • The Program Administration Team
    • Models of CDR Programs
      • Model 2: State and Local Review of Individual Cases and State and Local Response to Findings
      • Model 3: State-only Reviews of Individual Cases and State-level Responses to Findings
      • Model 4: Local-only Review of Individual Cases and Local Response to Findings
  • Medicolegal Death Investigation in Selected Countries
    • Canada
      • Ontario
    • United States
    • United Kingdom
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Victoria
    • Caribbean
      • Jamaica
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Index
• Contributors