798 pages, 466 images, with 44 contributors Volume three of Chadwick's Child Maltreatment provides an overview of topics ranging from the risks of the Internet, family abduction, the legal and forensic aspects of child maltreatment cases, and the roles of physicians, nurses, social workers, and multidisciplinary teams. Chadwick's Child Maltreatment, Volume Three: Cultures at Risk and Roles of Professionals is a comprehensive resource to support health care, law enforcement, social work, child protection, and court-related professionals in their ongoing efforts to identify cultures at risk for maltreatment and support other professionals in the field.

David L. Chadwick, MD is the Director Emeritus of the Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego. He has engaged in clinical work with abused children since 1960.

1. Cultural Aspects 2. Risk of the Internet 3. Risk of Abuse in Faith Communities 4. Child Maltreatment and Disability 5. Foster Care: Health Care Issues 6. Family Abduction 7. Pediatric Screening for Intimate Partner Violence 8. The Intergenerational Transmission of Violence 9. The Role of Law Enforcement in Child Abuse Cases 10. From Crime Scene to Trial: Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Child Abuse 11. Preparing a Case for Court 12. Legal Issues 13. Preparing to Give Expert Testimony 14. Role of the Medical Examiner in Fatal Cases 15. Child Fatality Review Team 16. Forensic Evidence Collection 17. DNA Evidence 18. Multidisciplinary Child Protection Teams 19. Child Maltreatment Education for Physicians and Nurses 20. Role of the Social Worker 21. Federal Funding and Collaboration: The National Institutes of Health Child Abuse and Neglect Working Team 22. Public Child Welfare: A History of Challenge and Opportunity 23. Applying a Public Health Approach to Child Maltreatment 24. Prevention 25. The Medical Examiner Atlas 26. Police Investigations Atlas 27. Resources and Settings in the Field of Child Maltreatment Atlas 28. Prevention Atlas