Based on the contributions to the 2007 international conference at Oxford, held under the auspices of the Centre, The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence is the most up to date, authoritative, and comprehensive volume on the relationship between animal abuse and human violence. Published by Sussex Academic Press, it comprises 27 chapters (350 pages) by a range of international scholars. The table of contents is below.
Table of Contents
Introduction Does Animal Abuse Really Benefit Us? Andrew Linzey
Part I Overviews of Existing Research Introduction by Andrew Linzey
1. Measuring Animal Cruelty and Case Histories Marie Louise Petersen and David P. Farrington
2. Types of Cruelty: Animals and Childhood Cruelty, Domestic Violence, Child and Elder Abuse Marie Louise Petersen and David P. Farrington
3. A Lifespan Perspective on Human Aggression and Animal Abuse Eleonora Gullone
Part II Emotional Development and Emotional Abuse Introduction by Andrew Linzey
4. Empathy as an Indicator of Emotional Development Andrea M. Beetz
5. Emotional Abuse of Children and Animals Franklin D. McMillan
Part III Children, Family Violence, and Animals Introduction by Andrew Linzey
6. Cruelty, Children, and Animals: Historically One, Not Two, Causes Sabrina Tonutt
7. Examining Children’s Exposure to Violence in the Context of Animal Abuse Frank R. Ascione
8. Women-Battering, Pet Abuse, and Human–Animal Relationships Clifton P. Flynn
9. The Role of Animals in Public Child Welfare Work Christina Risley-Curtiss
Part IV Animal Abuse and Serial Murder Introduction by Andrew Linzey
10. Developmental Animal Cruelty and its Correlates in Sexual Homicide Offenders and Sex Offenders Llian Alys, J. Clare Wilson, John Clarke and Peter Toman
11. Reducing the Link’s False Positive Problem Jack Levin and Arnold Arluke
Part V Ethical Perspectives on Human–Animal Relations Introduction by Andrew Linzey
12 Is Human Rights Speciesist? Conor Gearty
13. Responding Ethically to Animal Abuse Mark H. Bernstein
14. The New Canaries in the Mine: The Priority of Human Welfare in Animal Abuse Prosecution Elizabeth Clawson
15. The Structure of Evil Mark Rowlands
16. ‘Vile attentions’: On the Limits of Sympathetic Imagination Daniel B. Williams
Part VI Law Enforcement, Offenders, and Sentencing Policy Introduction by Andrew Linzey
17. An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty Alan C. Brantley interviewed by Randall Lockwood and Ann W. Church
18. Laws and Policy to Address the Link of Family Violence Joan E. Schaffner
19. Dealing with Animal Offenders Angus Nurse
20. Implications for Criminal Law, Sentencing Policy and Practice Martin Wasik
Part VII Prevention and Professional Obligations Introduction by Andrew Linzey
21. A Legal Duty to Report Suspected Animal Abuse – Are Veterinarians Ready? Ian Robertson
22. The Role of Veterinarians and Other Animal Welfare Workers in the Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse Corey C. Montoya and Catherine A. Miller
23. Animal Cruelty and Child Welfare – The Health Visitor’s Perspective Dawn Hawksworth and Rachel Balen
Part VIII The Abuse of Wild Animals Introduction by Andrew Linzey
24. Overview of Research Nicola Taylor and Tania Signal
25. Hunting as an Abusive Sub-culture John Cooper
26. Hunting as a Morally Suspect Activity Priscilla N. Cohn and Andrew Linzey
27. Dolphin Drive Hunts and the Socratic Dictum: ‘Vice harms the doer’ Thomas I. White
