Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion For Prevention and Intervention / Edition 1

by Phil Arkow, Frank R. Ascione

Overview

Evidence is mounting that animal abuse, frequently embedded in families scarred by domestic violence and child abuse and neglect, often predicts the potential for other violent acts. As early intervention is critical in the prevention and reduction of aggression, this book encourages researchers and professionals to recognize animal abuse as a significant problem and a human public-health issue that should be included as a curriculum topic in training. The book is an interdisciplinary source book of original essays that examines the relations between animal maltreatment and human interpersonal violence, expands the scope of research in this growing area, and provides practical assessment and documentation strategies to help professionals confronting violence do their jobs better by attending to these connections. As an outgrowth of the Latham Foundation’s 1995 training manual, Breaking the Cycles of Violence, this book is a historic step in helping professionals from these disciplines, as well as the general public, recognize the cyclical and insidious nature of family violence and provides training in recognizing peripheral forms of family violence outside a family’s immediate purview. It encourages cross-disciplinary prevention and intervention strategies with an ultimate goal of reducing the levels of violence which is such a great societal and cultural concern today.

This book brings together, for the first time, all of the leaders in this emerging field. They examine contemporary research and programmatic issues, encourage cross-disciplinary interactions, and describe innovative programs in the field today. Also included are vivid first-person accounts from survivors whose experiences included animal maltreatment among other forms of family violence. Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse provides professional communities of psychologists and child welfare specialists with a deeper, higher, and more encompassing awareness and understanding of the crucial linking of caring for animals and children in human experience. The combination of careful research, documentation, and compelling narrative accounts are blended into a rich resource to help professionals, concerned citizens, and parents understand how the ethics of caring are not bounded by species.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557531438
Publisher:	Purdue University Press
Publication date:	11/01/1998
Series:	New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Frank Ascione is a professor of psychology and adjunct professor of family, consumer, and human development at Utah State University. Ascione received the 2001 Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction and the International Society for Anthrozoology, and in 2002 was selected as USU's College of Education Scholar/Researcher of the Year. Ascione serves on the Child and Animal Abuse Prevention Advisory Council of the Latham Foundation. During his career, he has published several books including, Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence: Readings in Research and Application (1998), Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse: Linking the Circles of Compassion for Prevention and Intervention (1998), both by Purdue University Press, and authored Safe Havens for Pets: Guidelines for Programs Sheltering Pets for Women Who Are Battered.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Hugh H. Tebault, Sr.
Preface
Introduction
Animal Cruelty and Societal Violence: A Brief Look Back from the Front, by Randall Lockwood
Protecting Children and Animals from Abuse: A Trans-Species Concept of Caring, by James Garbarino
Evolutions
The Evolution of Animal Welfare as a Human Welfare Concern, by Phil Arkow
Working Out the Beast: An Alternative History of Western Humaneness, by James A. Serpell
The Abuse of Animals and Human Interpersonal Violence: Making the Connection, by Frank R. Ascione
Another Weapon for Combating Family Violence: Prevention of Animal Abuse, by Charlotte A. Lacroix
Connections—Child Abuse
Abuse of Children and Abuse of Animals: Using the Links to Inform Child Assessment and Protection, by Barbara W. Boat
Taking Animal Abuse Seriously: A Human Services Perspective, by Suzanne Barnard
The Link’s Direct Connection to Child Protective Services, by Robert P. Hall
“I’ll Only Help You If You Have Two Legs,” or, Why Human Service Professionals Should Pay Attention to Cases Involving Cruelty to Animals, by Lynn Loar
First-Person Account: Cruelty to Animals, Cruelty to Children, by Anonymous
Connections—Domestic Violence
Animal Abuse and the Victims of Domestic Violence, by Star Jorgensen and Lisa Maloney
Resistance to The Link at a Domestic Violence Shelter, by Anne Grant
Animal Abuse and Family Violence, by Jane Ann Quinlisk
First-Person Account: Life and Death inside the Cycles of Violence, by Marsha Millikin
First-Person Account: A Survivor Remembers, by Annette W.
First-Person Account: Out of the Ashes . . . A Program of Hope, by Tamara Barnes
Connections—Animal Abuse
The Battered Pet: Signs and Symptoms, by Helen M. C. Munro
Why The Link Is Important to Animal Care, Animal Control, and Veterinary Personnel, by Laurel Lagoni, Carolyn Butler, and Patricia Olson
Should Veterinarians Tell?, by Robert Reisman and Cindy A. Adams
Animal Abuse and Family Violence in a Rural Environment, by Lisa Lembke
The Veterinarian’s Role in Recognizing and Reporting Abuse, by Ruth Landau
A Survey of Veterinarians and a Proposal for Intervention, by Melanie S. Sharpe
Initiating an Animal Abuse Reporting Policy at a Veterinary Teaching Hospital, by Phil Arkow
The Relevance of Cultural Competence to the Link between Violence to Animals and People, by Michael E. Kaufmann
Legislative and Legal Contexts
The Prosecutor’s Role in Preventing Family Violence, by Wm. Andrew Sharp
The Legislator’s Perspective on Preventing Family Violence, by Patrick Dougherty
Zero Tolerance for Cruelty: An Approach to Enhancing Enforcement of State Anticruelty Laws, by Joyce Tischler
Treating Serious Animal Abuse as a Serious Crime, by Mitchell Fox
Animal Abuse and Law Enforcement, by Sherry Schlueter
Cruelty and Abuse to Animals: A Typology, by Andrew N. Rowan
A Congressional View of the Cycle of Violence, by William S. Cohen
Statewide Commission Created for Cross-Reporting Legislation, by Phil Arkow
Applications
The Challenge of Trying to Promote Kindness to Animals in a Violent Society, by Debbie Duel
How to Build a Successful Community Coalition, by Mary Pat Boat¤eld and Sally Vallongo
Starting and Sustaining Effective Community Coalitions, by Gary Tiscornia, Hedy Nuriel, and Michele Mitchell
Green Chimneys: We Give Troubled Children the Gift of Giving, by Samuel B. Ross, Jr.
The Role of Animals in the Emotional and Moral Development of Children, by Mother Hildegard George
Forget Me Not Farm: Teaching Gentleness with Gardens and Animals to Children from Violent Homes and Communities, by Carol Rathmann
People and Animals Learning: The PAL Program, by Jill De Grave
Kids and Critters: An Intervention to Violence, by Dick Dillman
Animal-Assisted Therapy for Sexually Abused Adolescent Females: The Program at Crossroads, by Kelly B. Roseberry and Laurie Morstein Rovin
Making Respect Part of the Curriculum, by Pearl Salotto
Conclusions
How to Heal the Sickness? Cherish Women, Children, and Animals, by Scott McVay
Recommendations, by Phil Arkow and Frank R. Ascione
Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

Furthers the Latham Foundation's efforts to promote respect for life by highlighting the common cruelty underlying the three forms of violence. Contributors from around the world offer 45 perspectives, including some personal stories, on the history and development of the movement against abuse, connections between the three forms of violence, legislative and legal contexts, and examples of ameliorative endeavors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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