San Antonio College Library

"Despite mounting reference to the "transgenerational transmission of violence," we still lack a compelling understanding of the linkage between the interpersonal violence of early life and the criminal violence of adulthood. In Prologue to Violence: Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime, Abby Stein draws on the narratives of 65 incarcerated subjects and extensive material from law enforcement files to remedy this lacuna in both the forensic and psychodynamical...

Paige Alisen blends together the author's own experiences of severe childhood abuse with the testimonies of other survivors to present a fresh, cohesive perspective on childhood trauma and its long-term consequences for woman's mental and physical well-being.

"Tens of thousands of children are removed from home each year due to some form of child maltreatment, usually physical neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse, although sometimes for emotional abuse as well. An additional significant number of children are victims of child maltreatment but remain in their home. Extensive research reveals the far reaching and long lasting negative impact of maltreatment on child victims, including on their physical,...

On July 19, 2004, an amazing video broke across news programs. After a high-speed chase to the top of the Tower Drive Bridge in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a young woman stopped, walked to the edge of the bridge--and jumped. A state trooper raced over, and in a miracle of timing and determination, snagged the woman's wrist as she started the plunge. Other officers ran to his aid, and they pulled the woman to safety while the police cam captured the action....

Richard Rhodes's memoir, A Hole in the World: An American Boyhood, etched an eloquent and unforgettable portrait of the emotional and physical abuse that Rhodes and his brother suffered as children at the hands of their stepmother. His book touched many men and women who had also been victims of abuse. These survivors wrote to Rhodes telling of their own abuse and how much the book had helped them deal with their own memories. Trying to Get Some Dignity:...