Child abuse in the context of domestic violence: Prevalence, explanations, and practice implications

Ernest N. Jouriles; Renee McDonald; Amy M. Smith Slep; Richard E. Heyman; Edward Garrido

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.23.2.221

Child abuse in the context of domestic violence: Prevalence, explanations, and practice implications

Ernest N. Jouriles, Renee McDonald, Amy M. Smith Slep, Richard E. Heyman, Edward Garrido

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Abstract

This article addresses the following questions: (a) How common is child abuse among domestically violent families? (b) Are there specific patterns of child abuse among domestically violent families? (c) What may explain occurrences of child abuse in domestically violent families? (d) How might domestic violence affect treatment for child abuse? We review research on child abuse in the context of domestic violence. We discuss implications of this research for service-delivery programs for domestically violent families.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-235
Number of pages	15
Journal	Violence and Victims
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.2.221
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Child abuse
Co-occurrence
Domestic violence
Prevalence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Health(social science)
Law

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