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Cruelty to Animals and Violence to People
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The time is ripe for a major research program to advance knowledge about the causes and prevention of animal cruelty and its implications for criminology.Abstract:
The topic of animal cruelty has been largely neglected by criminological researchers. However, studies suggest that children who are cruel to animals disproportionally tend to be violent to people later in life. Case histories of serial killers and mass murderers suggest that many were cruel to animals in their childhood. Furthermore, it is argued that cruelty to animals in a family tends to be associated with domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse. Unfortunately, much of the previous research was based on small, unrepresentative samples, with poor or no control samples and retrospective information. Prospective longitudinal surveys of large representative samples are needed. Family based prevention programs might be effective in reducing cruelty to animals, but experimental evaluations of such programs are required. The time is ripe for a major research program to advance knowledge about the causes and prevention of animal cruelty and its implications for criminology.read more
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Is Animal Cruelty a “Red Flag” for Family Violence? Investigating Co-Occurring Violence Toward Children, Partners, and Pets
Sarah DeGue,David DiLillo +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that animal abuse may be a red flag indicative of family violence in the home and initial support for the premise of cross-reporting legislation is provided.
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Correlates of cruelty to animals in the United States: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Michael G. Vaughn,Qiang Fu,Matt DeLisi,Kevin M. Beaver,Brian E. Perron,Katie Terrell,Matthew O. Howard +6 more
TL;DR: Cruelty to animals is associated with elevated rates observed in young, poor, men with family histories of antisocial behavior and personal histories of conduct disorder in childhood, and antisocial, obsessive-compulsive and histrionic personality disorders, and pathological gambling in adulthood.
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Towards an Animal Theology in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
TL;DR: Christine Nellist as mentioned in this paper argued that the Eastern Orthodox Church has sufficient teachings to develop a theology which tackles the difficult subject of animal suffering, however, during the review of theological academic literature I identified a gap between what might be termed Orthodox theory and its practice.
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Children's experiences of companion animal maltreatment in households characterized by intimate partner violence.
Shelby E. McDonald,Elizabeth A. Collins,Nicole Nicotera,Tina Hageman,Frank R. Ascione,James Herbert Williams,Sandra A. Graham-Bermann +6 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that children's experiences of pet abuse are multifaceted, potentially traumatic, and may involve multiple family members with diverse motives.
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Animal Abuse as a Sentinel for Human Violence: A Critique
TL;DR: This article found that animal abuse is relatively common among men, with violent offenders having an increased probability of reporting prior animal abuse, with the majority of violent offenders not reporting any animal abuse.
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