Family Violence

Chapter 1: Characteristics of Family Violence

1. The various difficulties in defining family violence.
2. The problems inherent in attempting to measure the extent of family violence.
3. The National Family Violence Surveys and other methods of measuring family violence.
4. The various theories of family violence.
5. The cycle of violence and the Cycle of Violence Theory.
6. How violence in the home can cause later aggression..

Chapter 2: Physical Child Abuse

7. The magnitude of physical child abuse.
8. The abusers and the victims of physical child abuse The indicators of physical child abuse.
9. The dating of bruises by their color and shape.
10. The different types of immersion burns and how they are caused.
11. The various types of pattern burns.
12. The medical terms for the various bones within the body.
13. The types of fractures and why they indicate physical child abuse.
14. The head and internal injuries children receive and how they are caused.

Chapter 3: Child Sexual Abuse

15. The definition of child sexual abuse and the various types of activities that are included within the definition.
16. The characteristics of both the abuser and the abused.
17. Behavioral, physical, and medical indicators of child sexual abuse.
18. The taboo of incest.

Chapter 4: Child Neglect

19. The distinction between child neglect and physical child abuse.
20. The various physical and emotional indicators of child neglect.
21. Failure to thrive as a form of neglect.
22. The difference between physical neglect and emotional neglect.
23. The various types of acts or omissions that constitute emotional neglect.
24. Other types of neglect that threaten the welfare of children.

Chapter 5: Sibling Abuse

25. The nature and extent of sibling abuse.
26. Why children abuse their siblings.
27. Society’s response to the abuse of a sibling by a parent.
28. The rationale for removing a child from the home when a sibling has been abused.
29. The arguments in favor.

Chapter 6: Ritualistic Child Abuse:

30. The development of satanic beliefs
31. The various symbols used by satanic cults.
32. Satanic worship and ritualistic abuse.
33. The various types of ritualistic abuse.
34. Victims who have been physically or sexually abused and survivors of ritualistic abuse.
35. The consequences of ritualistic abuse.

Chapter 7: Professionals and Their Response to Child Abuse

36. The objectives of child abuse reporting laws.
37. The issues of confidentiality and when there are exceptions to this privilege.
38. The techniques for proper interviewing of children.
39. The basic evidentiary rules and procedures involved in a court hearing.
40. The differences between a civil and a criminal hearing.
41. The rights of children and parents in the legal process.

Chapter 8: Spousal Abuse

42. The nature and extent of spousal abuse.
43. The different theories of spousal abuse.
44. The different types of spousal abuse.
45. Why battered spouses stay with their abusers.
46. Self-defense as it applies to spousal homicide.
47. Why it is necessary to use an expert witness in spousal homicide cases.

Chapter 9: The Criminal Justice Response to Spousal Abuse

48. The risk factors associated with individuals who commit spousal assault Saunders's typology of aggressors.
49. The social forces that affected traditional police response to spousal assault.
50. The theories that were tested in the Minneapolis experiment and other replications involving arrest of offenders.
51. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing and proposed alternatives to arresting the perpetrator of spousal abuse.
52. The advantages and disadvantages of temporary restraining orders.
53. The process of prosecuting spousal assault cases.

Chapter 10: Elder Abuse

54. The nature and extent of elder abuse in the United States.
55. Some of the definitional issues that affect the validity of examining the problem of elder abuse.
56. The distinction among the different types of elder abuse.
57. The different causation theories of elder abuse.
58. The various intervention strategies for elder abuse.

Chapter 11: Gay and Lesbian Abuse

59. The definition of gay and lesbian abuse.
60. The nature and extent of gay and lesbian abuse.
61. The reasons for lack of study and reporting of gay and lesbian abuse by same-sex victims.
62. How the courts and legal system have responded to gay and lesbian abuse.
63. What professionals should do when confronted with a situation that involves gay or lesbian abuse.

Chapter 12: Special Populations and Family Violence

64. The HIV/AIDS disease.
65. How HIV / AIDS affects victims of crimes.
66. The differences among the various victim populations HIV/AIDS.
67. The victimization of persons with disabilities.
68. The cultural issues of family violence.
69. The issues facing rural family violence victims.

Chapter 13: Women and Sexual Violence

70. Why women continue to be sexually abused.
71. Why rape is not a sexual crime.
72. The distinction among stranger, marital, and acquaintance rape.
73. Why sexual harassment is a form of sexual violence.
74. What actions may constitute sexual harassment.

Chapter 14: Stalking

75. The various definitions and elements in the crime of stalking.
76. The different types of stalkers and their motivations.
77. The various types of stalking laws in comparison with a proposed model stalking law.
78. The constitutional issues that are raised when dealing with stalking laws.
79. The various civil and criminal sanctions available to victims of stalking.
80. The different types of preventive measures a victim of stalking should take.
81. Other antistalking measures that may prevent future stalking.

Chapter 15: The Consequences of Family Violence

82. The types of physical injuries suffered by family violence victims.
83. From a medical perspective, the extent and nature of the various physical injuries inflicted on victims of crime.
84. The three stages of crisis.
85. The effects on victims suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
86. The symptoms of acute stress disorder.
87. The difference between posttraumatic stress disorder and long-term crisis reaction.
88. The other types of mental consequences suffered by family violence victims.
89. The financial consequences of family violence.

Chapter 16: Victim’s Rights

90. The forces that shaped the victim’s movement in the United States.
91. Why both criminal and civil remedies are important to victims.
92. The historical development of victim impact statements.
93. How a victim of family violence can receive financial assistance from the state and the abuser.

Chapter 1: Characteristics of Family Violence

Controversies in Family Violence

Nature and Scope of the Problem

Factors That Contribute to Family Violence

The Cycle of Violence Theory

Chapter 2: Physical Child Abuse

Extent of the Problem

The Abusers and the Abused

Indications of Physical Child Abuse

Bruises

Bums

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Fractures

Head and Internal Injuries

Child Homicide

Summary

Chapter 3: Child Sexual Abuse

The Abuser and the Abused

Indications of Sexual Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Summary

Chapter 4: Child Neglect

Causes of Neglect

Indications of Child Neglect

Failure to Thrive Syndrome

Emotional Neglect

Other Types of Child Neglect

Summary

Chapter 5: Sibling Abuse

Definition

Siblings as Perpetrators

Serial Abuse of Siblings

Summary

Chapter 6: Ritualistic Child Abuse

Definition

Types of Ritualistic Abuse

Responding to Ritualistic Abuse

Summary

Chapter 7: Professionals and Their Response to Child Abuse

Reporting

Sex Offender Community Notification (Megan’s Law)

Interviewing

Intervention

Summary

Chapter 8: Spousal Abuse

Extent of the Problem

Theories of Spousal Abuse

Characteristics of Spousal Abuse

Types of Spousal Abuse

Family Violence by Police Officers

Spousal Homicide

Summary

Chapter 9: The Criminal Justice Response to Spousal Abuse

Factors Affecting Police Response

Arrest and Other Alternatives

Restraining Orders

Courts and Spousal Assault

Summary

Chapter 10: Elder Abuse

Extent of the Problem

Types of Elder Abuse

Theories of Elder Abuse

Reporting and Intervention

Summary

Chapter 11: Gay and Lesbian Abuse

Definitions

Nature and Scope of the Problem

Legal and Judicial Responses

Intervention Issues

Summary

Chapter 12: Special Populations and Family Violence

Victims with HIV/AlDS

Victims with Disabilities

Cultural Issues

Rural Victims

Summary

Chapter 13: Women and Sexual Violence

Extent of the Problem

Theories on Sexual Violence

Stranger Rape

Marital and Acquaintance Rape

Sexual Harassment

Summary

Chapter 14: Stalking

Types of Stalking

Myths and Assessment of Stalking

Stalking Laws

Antistalking Measures

Summary

Chapter 15: The Consequences of Family Violence

Mental Consequences

Financial Consequences

Summary

Chapter 16: Victim’s Rights

Victims and Civil Litigation

Compensation and Restitution

Victim Impact Statements