Family Violence Against Children: A Challenge for Society

Frontmatter -- A The Impact of Law -- Violence Toward Children in the Family and the Role of Law / Frehsee, Detlev -- The Swedish Ban on Corporal Punishment: Its History and Effects / Durrant, Joan E. -- The Swedish 1979 Aga Ban Plus Fifteen / Edfeldt, Åke W. -- Changes in Family Sanctioning Styles and the Impact of Abolishing Corporal Punishment / Bussmann, Kai-D. -- B Attitudes and Discourses -- Talking About Violence / Steinert, Heinz -- Violence and Society - Violence in Society: Changing Conditions and Perspectives / Sünker, Heinz -- War and Communal Violence: Challenges for Children's Development / Kostelny, Kathleen / Garbarino, James -- Social Change and the Trends in Approval of Corporal Punishment by Parents from 1968 to 1994 / Straus, Murray A. / Mathur, Anita K. -- Public Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment in Canada / Durrani, Joan E. -- C Formal and Informal Social Control -- Sexual and Physical Abuse of Children: Public Attitudes and Legal Issues / Horn, Wiebke -- Community Work: Networking, Activation, Cooperation / Hege, Marianne -- Compassion Versus Control? Handling Child Abuse in the Netherlands / Monlfoort, Adri van -- Governmental Reaction to Child Abuse / Willenbacher, Barbara -- The Position of the Police Between Calls for Help in Crisis and Criminal Prosecution in the Conflict Field of Family Violence / Feltes, Thomas