This research focuses on the evolving area of cyberviolence and draws on a pioneering study to di... more This research focuses on the evolving area of cyberviolence and draws on a pioneering study to discuss benefits and risks of online interaction among adolescent girls. This new area of inquiry introduces educators to the social and cultural communities of the Internet, a virtual venue with unique perspectives on power, identity, and gender for children and youth.
This study examined characteristics and profiles of 196 child maltreatment perpetrators in Florid... more This study examined characteristics and profiles of 196 child maltreatment perpetrators in Florida, including 126 who committed fatal assaults during 1999–2002. Results of logistic regression suggest that being a biologically unrelated caregiver is the strongest predictor of fatal child maltreatment. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to classify perpetrators, and three classes were identified: Biological Mothers with Health Problems, Male
For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." For not only are we responsible for the memor... more For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories.
This research focuses on the evolving area of cyberviolence and draws on a pioneering study to di... more This research focuses on the evolving area of cyberviolence and draws on a pioneering study to discuss benefits and risks of online interaction among adolescent girls. This new area of inquiry introduces educators to the social and cultural communities of the Internet, a virtual venue with unique perspectives on power, identity, and gender for children and youth.
This study examined characteristics and profiles of 196 child maltreatment perpetrators in Florid... more This study examined characteristics and profiles of 196 child maltreatment perpetrators in Florida, including 126 who committed fatal assaults during 1999–2002. Results of logistic regression suggest that being a biologically unrelated caregiver is the strongest predictor of fatal child maltreatment. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to classify perpetrators, and three classes were identified: Biological Mothers with Health Problems, Male
For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." For not only are we responsible for the memor... more For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are also responsible for what we are doing with those memories.
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