Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. The Child Protection System in the United States
Chapter 1. A Short History of Child Protection in America, by John E. B. Myers
Chapter 2. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, by Deborah Daro
Chapter 3. Child Protection System, by Diane DePanfilis
Chapter 4. Juvenile Court, by John E. B. Myers
Chapter 5. Foster Care and Adoption, by John E. B. Myers
Chapter 6. Criminal Prosecution of Child Maltreatment, by John E. B. Myers
Part II. Neglect
Chapter 7. Child Neglect, by Martha Farrell Erickson and Byron Egeland
Chapter 8. Psychological Maltreatment, by Stuart N. Hart, Marla R. Brassard, Howard A. Davidson, Erin Rivelis, Vielka Diaz, and Nelson J. Binggeli
Chapter 9. Neglect of Children′s Health Care, by Howard Dubowitz
Chapter 10. Child Maltreatment in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence, by Sandra A. Graham-Bermann and Kathryn H. Howell
Part III. Physical Abuse
Chapter 11. Medical Evaluation of Physical Abuse, by Robert M. Reece
Chapter 12. Child Physical Abuse: Interventions for Parents Who Engage in Coercive Parenting Practices and Their Children, by Melissa K. Runyon and Anthony J. Urquiza
Part IV. Child Sexual Abuse
Chapter 13. Child Sexual Abuse: Definitions, Prevalence, and Consequences, by Lucy Berliner
Chapter 14. Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: Implications for Interviewing, by Thomas D. Lyon and Elizabeth C. Ahern
Chapter 15. Medical Issues in Child Sexual Abuse, by Martin A. Finkel
Chapter 16. Mental Health Treatment for the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse, by Elisabeth Pollio, Esther Belinger, and Melissa K. Runyon
Chapter 17. Treatment of Adolescent and Adult Sex Offenders, by Laura G. Kirsch, Amanda M. Fanniff, and Judith V. Becker
Chapter 18. Preventing Sexual Abuse: Community Protection Policies and Practice, by Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Jill S. Levenson
Part V. Investigation and Substantiation of Neglect and Abuse
Chapter 19. Child Abuse and Neglect Investigation, by Donna M. Pence
Chapter 20. Interviewing Children, by Karen J. Saywitz, Thomas D. Lyon, and Gail S. Goodman
Chapter 21. Legal Issues in Child Abuse and Neglect Practice, by John E. B. Myers
Proving Child Maltreatment in Court, by John E. B. Myers
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editor
About the Contributors

About the Author

John E.B. Myers, J.D. is a Distinguished Professor and Scholar at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. He is the author or editor of eight books and more than 100 articles and chapters on child maltreatment and his writing has been cited by more than 140 courts, including the United States Supreme Court. John is a frequent speaker at conferences, having made more than 400 presentations around the world.