Books by James Garbarino

The first edition of this volume successfully applied Bronfenbrenner's "micro-systems" taxonomy to childrearing and family life

The first edition of this volume successfully applied Bronfenbrenner's "micro-systems" taxonomy to childrearing and family life

An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuse and neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention, protection, and rehabilitation. Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and how families become abusive.

Children are often victims of abuse, victims of crime, or witnesses to such. It is critical that adults get information from them that is accurate without projecting or terrifying the children. This is a comprehensive guide to obtaining and evaluating this information from children.

Childhood is ideally a time of safety, marked by freedom from the economic, sexual, and political demands that later become part of adult life. For many children, however, particularly those who live in our inner cities, childhood is increasingly a time of danger. In the urban war zones of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.