Handbook of Child Maltreatment

The Handbook of Child Maltreatment, 2nd Edition, addresses core questions and challenges across the study of child abuse and neglect. The text investigates why maltreatment occurs and examines its consequences alongside prevention, intervention, investigation, treatment, and legal responses.

Edited by Richard D. Krugman and Jill E. Korbin, the volume places child abuse and neglect within international and cross-cultural contexts. The 2022 edition adds coverage of public health provisions, community involvement, and substance abuse while establishing research priorities for the coming decades.