NCJ Number
167686
Date Published
Unknown
Length
472 pages
Annotation
This volume contains an overview of child sexual abuse and family violence in Native American communities.
Abstract
Sections in the book address the following topics, among others: (1) definitions of domestic violence; (2) behavioral characteristics of domestic violence; (3) effects of domestic violence on children; (4) AMA (American Medical Association) diagnostic and treatment guidelines on domestic violence and on child sexual abuse; (5) violence and the American Indian woman; (6) traditional Lakota thought and philosophy; (7) battered women's rights; (8) indicators of child abuse; (9) myths about child sexual abuse; (10) incest; (11) child sexual abuse in Native American communities; (12) victimology; (13) reporting laws and procedures; (14) Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act; (15) overview of the civil Child Protective Court process; (16) the Criminal Justice System's response to domestic violence; (17) role of law enforcement in combating child maltreatment; (18) tribal/federal coordination; and (19) evidentiary issues in child abuse cases. Appendixes