Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence: A Psycho-Criminological Understanding (Psycho-Criminology of Crime, Mental Health, and the Law)

A Comprehensive Guide to Animal Abuse & Interpersonal Violence

This book is an authoritative volume that provides a comprehensive examination of the many aspects of the link between animal cruelty and human violence. Presenting new theory, research, policy, and practice, this book explores the subject through a psycho-criminological lens to describe, explain, and potentially prevent intentional behavior that causes pain, suffering, or death in animals and humans.

Key Features

• Integrated Approach: It offers up-to-date research and provides real-world insights into current thinking in the study of animal abuse and interpersonal violence, using an integrated theoretical-practical approach.

• Central Topics: Sixteen in-depth chapters examine central topics in the field, including different forms of animal exploitation, connections between animal cruelty and substance abuse, and the association between childhood animal cruelty and adult interpersonal violence.

• Clinical and Legal Roles: It explores the role of veterinarians in the identification of animal abuse cases and the complex legal aspects of animal abuse cases.

• Defining Maltreatment: It defines and describes various types of animal maltreatment and their links to different forms of interpersonal violence.

• Broad Audience: This book is essential reading for practitioners, researchers, scholars, and advanced students in fields such as behavioral science, law, criminology, veterinary forensics, criminal justice, social work, and animal welfare.