Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dangerous behavior and dangerous contexts : a 35-year perspective on research on the developmental effects of child physical abuse / Patricia McKinsey Crittenden -- Developmental consequences of child sexual abuse / Penelope K. Trickett and Frank W. Putnam -- Effects of domestic violence on children / Gayla Margolin -- Community violence and child development : a review of research / John L. Horn and Penelope K. Trickett -- Individual and family characteristics associated with intrafamilial child physical and sexual abuse / Joel S. Milner -- Violence within the neighborhood and community / Susan P. Limber and Maury A. Nation -- Societal causes of violence against children / Patrick H. Tolan and Nancy Guerra -- Treatment and intervention for child victims of violence / David Kolko -- Child maltreatment : a critical review of research on treatment for physically abusive parents / Cynthia J. Schellenbach -- Aggression in the schools : toward reducing ethnic conflict and enhancing ethnic understanding / Norma D. Feshbach and Seymour Feshbach -- Neighborhood-based programs / James Garbarino, Kathleen Kostelny, and Frank Barry -- Child sexual abuse prevention programs that target young children / N. Dickon Reppucci, Deborah Land, and Jeffrey J. Haugaard -- Windows for preventing child and partner abuse : early childhood and adolescence / Christine Wekerle and David A. Wolfe -- Preventing youth violence through research-guided intervention / Ronald G. Slaby -- Prevention of violence at the societal level / Diane J. Willis and Jane Silovsky -- Integrating and advancing the knowledge base about violence against children : implications for intervention and prevention / Penelope K. Trickett ... [et al.] -- Evaluation research on violence interventions : issues and strategies for design / Patrick H. Tolan and C. Hendricks Brown -- Public policy applications of research on violence and children / Judith C. Meyers and Brian L. Wilcox.