Kinnear, Karen L

Reference handbook provides a survey of the available literature on violent children, explores twenty theories for the rise in youth crime, gives biographical sketches of people working on the issue, and gives a chronology of violent acts by children.

Provides a comprehensive overview of research into the causes, prevalence, and prevention of childhood sexual abuse, focusing on identification of abuse, protection of children, and treatment of victims and abusers. Includes biographical sketches of people working to eliminate childhood sexual abuse, and listings of concerned organizations.

Provides comprehensive information on the status of women in developing countries, and the problems and controversies surrounding them. Includes a chronology, biographical sketches, resources, a glossary, and primary source documents.

A collection of information and reference tools on childhood sexual abuse, which covers the issue's background, history, specific problems and controversies; provides a global perspective; and includes a chronology, biographical sketches, facts and statistics, and annotated lists of print and nonprint resources and organizations, associations, and agencies.

Provides a survey of the resources available and a guide to further research on the topic of women in the Third World, including an overview of the issue, a detailed chronology, biographical sketches, statistics, documents, a directory of organizations, a list of print and nonprint resources, and a glossary.

Reviews the literature concerning single parents; provides a chronology of significant events in the history of single parenting; offers biographical sketches of people who have played key roles in some aspect of single parenting; and includes a directory of private and public organizations that work with single parents, and annotated lists of related resources.