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Discusses the forms of child abuse, its historical and cultural context, and society's methods of dealing with it.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up-- There is a crying need for well-written books for young adults on this subject. They need the facts, and not just for reports. They need information to help them understand what happens to people--themselves or others--at the hands of confused and destructive adults. This volume is filled with facts about both physical and sexual abuse, but readers will have a difficult time pulling information from the clinical and obtuse prose. Check seems unaware that his readers are not adults. His text cites medical journals and instructional videotapes as authorities; the voices of young victims and their families are never heard. The most useful part of the book is the excellent list of child-help organizations. A book that does offer emotional support and insight--but few statistics--to teenagers concerned about sexual abuse is Helen Benedict's Safe, Strong, and Streetwise (Little, 1987). --Carolyn Polese, Gateway Community School, Arcata, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Check discusses the problem of child abuse in America today, stressing that the issue must be dealt with in the open if prevention and intervention measures are to succeed. Including a separate section on sexual abuse, he demonstrates a good deal of sensitivity to the trauma that abuse victims experience. His straightforward text explores social, economic, and other background factors that may be related to abuse; identifies characteristics of abusers; and explains how mistreatment is detected, its effects on the abused, what can and cannot be done about it, and what going to court means for both victim and perpetrator. A historical perspective sets the stage for this substantive overview, which, while not fully documented, credits prestigious medical journals and recognized authorities in the field of child abuse studies for much of its information. Includes unobtrusive black-and-white photographs, a glossary, a list of further readings, and an index. Gr. 7--12. --Stephanie Zvirin