From Library JournalThis academic survey of child abuse policies is an excellent compendium of cultural and statistical information regarding what is considered child abuse in many parts of the world. Child advocates ranging from medical doctors to researchers contributed each of the 16 chapters, which are arranged alphabetically by country name. These chapters describe evenhandedly the situation that confronts children and those who try to help them. It is startling to read, for instance, that only a short time ago caning a child was not considered unusual in Asia. As the globe shrinks, this book nobly aims to facilitate the belief that understanding and respecting all people is important. Though Child Abuse is extensively documented, it would have been better if the informative country profiles that open each chapter had been reproduced as a comparison chart in an appendix. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.DMargaret Cardwell, DeKalb Technical Coll., Clarkston, GA Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. "Students doing research across cultures and nations will aprreciate the volume because its structure lends itself to cross comparison"-Blanche Woolls David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)..."an excellent compendium of cultural and statistical information regarding what is considered child abuse in many parts of the world."-Library Journal?...an excellent compendium of cultural and statistical information regarding what is considered child abuse in many parts of the world.?-Library Journal?Students doing research across cultures and nations will aprreciate the volume because its structure lends itself to cross comparison?-Blanche Woolls David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com).,."an excellent compendium of cultural and statistical information regarding what is considered child abuse in many parts of the world."-Library JournalAbout the AuthorBETH M. SCHWARTZ-KENNEY is Associate Professor of Psychology at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, VA./e She has coauthored a number of book chapters and journal articles addressing the reliability of children's memory and techniques for improving children's testimony. Dr. Schwartz-Kenney is currently researching the use of drawing when questioning children about witnessed events, and young children's understanding and use of deception.MICHELLE MCCAULEY is Assistant Professor of Psychology, Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT./eMICHELLE A. EPSTEIN is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Trauma at la Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center in Chicago./e what products are trending in year Child Abuse: A Global View (A World View of Social Issues)