Multidisciplinary investigation of child maltreatment / Lauren R. Shapiro, Marie-Helen Maras.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Child victimology: an introduction -- Physical and cognitive development -- Emotional and social development -- Signs, symptoms, and consequences of physical and sexual abuse -- Abnormal development due to psychological abuse and neglect -- Investigation of maltreatment -- Interviewing -- Parental experiences of child protection services, the criminal justice system, and family court -- Child protective services -- Law enforcement, probation, and parole officers -- Agents of the courts: roles and perspectives -- Advice and conclusions: recommendations for those in the field.

Multidisciplinary Investigation of Child Maltreatment is written for professionals in criminal justice, law, social work, psychology, medicine, and human services, as well as for students in undergraduate and graduate courses in these fields. Specifically, it is an ideal primary textbook for child abuse and neglect courses and can be a valuable supplement for investigation and victimology courses. Addresses both normative and non-normative development in infants, children, and adolescents, as well as appropriate ways for child protective services and criminal justice professionals to investigate and, when founded, prosecute perpetrators of maltreatment. Through presentation of analogies, examples, court cases, and illustrations, this definitive textbook effectively guides readers using a best practices approach to evaluating alleged neglect and maltreatment cases.--Provided by publisher.