Annotated Bibliography Essay
Sandra Roe
ENGL 1010
Christy Taylor-Pruitt, Instructor
14 July 2013
Annotated Bibliography
Bragg, Lien H. “Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence”. Fairfax, VA. Caliber Associates, 2003. Print. Each day, the safety and well-being of children across the nation are threatened by child abuse and neglect. Many of these children live in homes that are experiencing domestic violence. The book on “Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence” provides guidance to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. This book provides a foundation for understanding child maltreatment and the roles and responsibilities of various practitioners in its prevention, identification, investigation, assessment, and treatment. In this book the child welfare field is working to find effective ways to serve families involved in domestic violence. It is my belief that intervening effectively in the lives of these children and their families is not the sole responsibility of a single agency or professional group, but rather it’s a shared community concern. To protect children from harm, Child Protective Services rely on community members to report child maltreatment, neglect, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Domestic violence is a devastating social …show more content…
Domestic violence is the cause of more than one-third of emergency room visits by women and accounts for 22% of all violent crimes against women. This article describes the stress of living in an abusive relationship. By living in domestic violence it can lead to depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, physical problems, and can lead to suicide. Women may also be psychologically or emotionally abused through name calling; humiliation; social isolation from family, friends, and work; and deprivation of food, money, transportation, medications, and access to
ENGL 1010
Christy Taylor-Pruitt, Instructor
14 July 2013
Annotated Bibliography
Bragg, Lien H. “Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence”. Fairfax, VA. Caliber Associates, 2003. Print. Each day, the safety and well-being of children across the nation are threatened by child abuse and neglect. Many of these children live in homes that are experiencing domestic violence. The book on “Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence” provides guidance to hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. This book provides a foundation for understanding child maltreatment and the roles and responsibilities of various practitioners in its prevention, identification, investigation, assessment, and treatment. In this book the child welfare field is working to find effective ways to serve families involved in domestic violence. It is my belief that intervening effectively in the lives of these children and their families is not the sole responsibility of a single agency or professional group, but rather it’s a shared community concern. To protect children from harm, Child Protective Services rely on community members to report child maltreatment, neglect, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Domestic violence is a devastating social …show more content…
Domestic violence is the cause of more than one-third of emergency room visits by women and accounts for 22% of all violent crimes against women. This article describes the stress of living in an abusive relationship. By living in domestic violence it can lead to depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, physical problems, and can lead to suicide. Women may also be psychologically or emotionally abused through name calling; humiliation; social isolation from family, friends, and work; and deprivation of food, money, transportation, medications, and access to