Introduction = 1
1. Family abuse and violence episodes : a case study and a conceptual framework = 13
2. Measuring and estimating the cases : agency, government, and social survey data = 53
3. Interpreting the past and documenting the present = 87
4. From violence to abuse : defining a social problem = 111
5. Physical abuse of children = 137
6. Sexual abuse of children = 151
7. Implications of family abuse and violence definitions = 173
8. General population perceptions of family abuse and violence problems = 201
9. Dating and intimate partner abuse and violence = 235
10. Consequences of intragenerational family abuse and violence = 263
11. Neglect : the failure to act on behalf of dependents = 293
12. Persistent controversies and emerging issues = 319
13. What do we know? What should we do? = 339
1. Family abuse and violence episodes : a case study and a conceptual framework = 13
2. Measuring and estimating the cases : agency, government, and social survey data = 53
3. Interpreting the past and documenting the present = 87
4. From violence to abuse : defining a social problem = 111
5. Physical abuse of children = 137
6. Sexual abuse of children = 151
7. Implications of family abuse and violence definitions = 173
8. General population perceptions of family abuse and violence problems = 201
9. Dating and intimate partner abuse and violence = 235
10. Consequences of intragenerational family abuse and violence = 263
11. Neglect : the failure to act on behalf of dependents = 293
12. Persistent controversies and emerging issues = 319
13. What do we know? What should we do? = 339