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Ordinary citizens face a frustrating and increasingly complex maze of human service agencies when they seek help for everyday problems, even though one stop information and referral centers have been established to facilitate information seeking in many communities.

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In this book, women who have been coerced into sexual liaisons by lawyers, doctors, clergymen, educators and other professionals reveal their experiences and the toll it took on their lives. Their stories provide insight into why some women are vulnerable to exploitation.

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This examination of youth violence provides readers with insights from international experts and real-life examples of how nations and communities around the world have successfully dealt with the issue.

The magnitude of the problem of youth violence in nations throughout the world is shocking.

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Enables research clinical professionals, and clergy to identify the relevant issues in the identification, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of child and adolescent sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic priests.

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While print and broadcast media are filled every day with homicide accounts, the general public seems most disturbed by crimes attributed to individuals who otherwise seem normal.

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What is often labeled domestic violence is, in this book, referred to as family violence, because the emotional terrorism that infuses violence between adults affects not only the adult victims but also the children who witness the abuse.

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"Breaking Free: When My Hero Turned Into My Abuser" is a memoir about a boy struggling through both sexual and mental harassment, how it changed him, and how it informed his growth as an adult.

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A cross-cultural exploration of child abuse in 16 representative countries from around the world. Each chapter addresses one country and explores the ways in which it approaches the problem, including: the history of child abuse, how it is defined, and child protection and legal actions.

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This work is an important new edition of a classic study-one of the few exhaustive examinations of childhood sexual abuse available-with 40 percent new material.

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The essays in this collection focus on long-term effects of trauma caused by organized persecution - children's experiences of the horror and terror of war, and on the coping mechanisms and reparative experiences, which mitigated and sometimes surmount the trauma.

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This is an interdisciplinary approach to sexual harassment that examines the meaning of concepts such as discourse, power, ideology, sexuality, and abuse.

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In this cautionary tale of girl-meets-boy-then-stuff-happens, a good woman falls under the spell of a charming but abusive man, and a toxic relationship ensues. Told from the heroine's four decades of retrospect, this memoir is one of entanglement, extrication and self-discovery.

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This is the first book devoted entirely to an examination of cyberstalking, providing an overview of the problem, its causes and consequences, and practical advice for protecting yourself and your loved ones.

Although cyberstalking usually involves one person pursuing another, this is not always the case.

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Each year, about 33 percent of all women and 3 percent of all men murdered in the United States, are killed by a so-called intimate, a spouse, partner, or lover.

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This beautifully written novel is loosely based on the author's life as the stepchild of a State Department official who grew up in exotic locations in Europe and Asia, as well as the United States. But the family had a dark secret -- incest -- that would affect the lovely, talented girl's ability to form meaningful relationships throughout her life.

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Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy.

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Students are encouraged to think critically to determine which cultures have been the most successful in dealing with domestic abuse and which prevailing techniques have been shared around the world to try to eliminate this very serious problem.

The countries chosen represent vastly different geographic regions and cultures.

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This thoroughly revised second edition is an examination of domestic violence from social, legal, and historical perspectives.

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Examine the drivers and impact of domestic violence on partners, spouses, families and communities, as well as programs and reforms to support victims of domestic violence.