Child Maltreatment, Third Edition: 2-Volume Set with CD-ROM (Two-Volume Set with Supplementary CD-ROM)

Child Maltreatment A Clinical Guide and Photographic Reference, Third Edition is completely updated, the latest in the lineage of this essential desk side reference. New chapters and images make Child Maltreatment, Third Edition required reading for anyone who is involved in the identifying, interpreting, and reporting of child abuse cases, medical professionals, social workers, attorneys, law enforcement, and others. This two-volume set is unquestionably the most comprehensive available material on child maltreatment and abuse. Edited by two internationally recognized professionals, this thoroughly updated reference is designed to aid in the identification and interpretation of child maltreatment in its various forms. Child Maltreatment Two Volume Set presents specific professional, state, national, in international issues from a multidisciplinary perspective using terms known across professional lines to facilitate cooperation and collaboration transcending jargon and regional borders. Child Maltreatment A Clinical Guide includes critical new findings on subjects such as cultural aspects, federal funding opportunities, abuse within faith-based settings, DNA evidence, forensic evidence collection, giving expert testimony, and prosecutorial issues. This reference also includes updated information on the prevalence of child maltreatment and what prevention efforts can be taken to decrease the incidence of child maltreatment. The accompanying Child Maltreatment Photographic Reference provides vivid new photos and images to illustrate child neglect, tools and tips for photo documentation, and effective prevention efforts. This reference illustrates normal and abusive findings of the common, as well as the less common, presentations of child maltreatment.