Child Abuse Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Although the occurrence of child abuse is not a new phenomenon, it has been increasingly reported to the authorities and covered in the press. Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of children cause lasting damage with which society must deal.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

364.15–364.155

362.7–362.76

649.153

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Child abuse

Child molesting

Abused children

Child sexual abuse—United States

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADING

Child abuse

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Clark, Robin E., and Judith Freeman Clark. The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse, 1989.

CQ Researcher, January 15, 1993.

DiCanio, Margaret. Encyclopedia of Violence, 1993.

General encyclopedias

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet

Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Child abuse

Abused children

Abusive men

Battered child syndrome

Child molesting

Child pornography

Child sexual abuse

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Child Abuse. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1987.

No One Saved Dennis. Films for the Humanities, 1988.

Scared Silent: Exposing and Ending Child Abuse. TelEd, 1992.

Radio Flyer. Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Crutcher, Chris. Chinese Handcuffs, 1989.

Mazer, Norma Fox. Silver, 1988.

Voigt, Cynthia. When She Hollers, 1994.

Woodson, Jacqueline. I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This, 1994.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Child Welfare League of America, 440 1st St., N.W., Ste. 310, Washington, DC 20001.

National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1600, Chicago, IL 60604–4357.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Discuss physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of children; prevention and causes.

Investigate child abuse on the Internet.

Report on a specific child abuse case; e.g., Lisa Steinberg, McMartin Preschool, Michael Jackson.

Research law and legislation pertaining to child abuse.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Children as witnesses

Domestic violence

Incest

Pornography

Rights of children and teenagers

Teenage runaways

This RESEARCH TOPIC GUIDE is intended to help the library user find information and materials on a particular topic in many sources throughout the library. Resources on this topic are not limited to those described and availability will depend upon the individual library. Feel free to ask a librarian for assistance.