Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161163623X ISBN 13: 9781611636239

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2016

Synopsis

Animal Cruelty is an anthology that addresses all critical aspects of animal cruelty including: its history and prevalence; related legislation; special types of cruelty (hoarding, poaching, blood sports, etc.); its link to other types of violence and crime; theories used to explain animal cruelty; the role of the media; and emerging issues related to animal cruelty. The text is suitable for undergraduate and graduate classes in criminal justice, criminology, psychology, law, sociology, animal studies, and other disciplines, and is especially well-suited for use in classes on such topics as animal cruelty, animal welfare, deviant behavior, animal law, violent crime, veterinary studies, abnormal psychology, and animal husbandry.

This second edition includes chapter updates related to legislation, prevalence and incidence of animal cruelty, and research findings, as well as the addition of two completely new chapters related to veterinary forensics and cruelty towards roaming dogs.

About this title

About the Authors

Mary P. Brewster, Ph.D. is a Professor of Criminal Justice and Graduate Program Coordinator at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Cassandra L. Reyes, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161163623X
• ISBN 13: 9781611636239
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 510
• Editor: Brewster Mary, Reyes Cassandra