David L. Chadwick & Angelo P. Giardino 
Chadwick’s Child Maltreatment 4e, Volume 3 
Cultures at Risk and Roles of Professionals

798 pages, 466 images, with 44 contributors

Volume three of Chadwick’s Child Maltreatment provides an overview of topics ranging from the risks of the Internet, family abduction, the legal and forensic aspects of child maltreatment cases, and the roles of physicians, nurses, social workers, and multidisciplinary teams.

Chadwick’s Child Maltreatment, Volume Three: Cultures at Risk and Roles of Professionals is a comprehensive resource to support health care, law enforcement, social work, child protection, and court-related professionals in their ongoing efforts to identify cultures at risk for maltreatment and support other professionals in the field.

Table of Content

1. Cultural Aspects
2. Risk of the Internet
3. Risk of Abuse in Faith Communities
4. Child Maltreatment and Disability
5. Foster Care: Health Care Issues
6. Family Abduction
7. Pediatric Screening for Intimate Partner Violence
8. The Intergenerational Transmission of Violence
9. The Role of Law Enforcement in Child Abuse Cases
10. From Crime Scene to Trial: Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Child Abuse
11. Preparing a Case for Court
12. Legal Issues
13. Preparing to Give Expert Testimony
14. Role of the Medical Examiner in Fatal Cases
15. Child Fatality Review Team
16. Forensic Evidence Collection
17. DNA Evidence
18. Multidisciplinary Child Protection Teams
19. Child Maltreatment Education for Physicians and Nurses
20. Role of the Social Worker
21. Federal Funding and Collaboration: The National Institutes of Health Child Abuse and Neglect Working Team
22. Public Child Welfare: A History of Challenge and Opportunity
23. Applying a Public Health Approach to Child Maltreatment
24. Prevention
25. The Medical Examiner Atlas
26. Police Investigations Atlas
27. Resources and Settings in the Field of Child Maltreatment Atlas
28. Prevention Atlas

About the author

Debra Esernio-Jenssen, MD is currently a Professor in Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Florida and has served as the Medical Director of the Child Protection Team since 2010. In 2009 she was certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Child Abuse Pediatrics.