Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence Book

About the Editor and Contributors x

Introduction: Does Animal Abuse Really Benefit Us? Andrew Linzey 1

Part I Overviews of Existing Research: Introduction Andrew Linzey 11

1 Measuring Animal Cruelty and Case Histories Marie Louise Petersen David P. Farrington 13

2 Types of Cruelty: Animals and Childhood Cruelty, Domestic Violence, Child and Elder Abuse Marie Louise Petersen David P. Farrington 24

3 A Lifespan Perspective on Human Aggression and Animal Abuse Eleonora Gullone 38

Part II Emotional Development and Emotional Abuse: Introduction Andrew Linzey 61

4 Empathy as an Indicator of Emotional Development Andrea M. Beetz 63

5 Emotional Abuse of Children and Animals Franklin D. McMillan 75

Part III Children, Family Violence, and Animals: Introduction Andrew Linzey 93

6 Cruelty, Children, and Animals: Historically One, Not Two, Causes Sabrina Tonutti 95

7 Examining Children's Exposure to Violence in the Context of Animal Abuse Frank R. Ascione 106

8 Women-Battering, Pet Abuse, and Human-Animal Relationships Clifton P. Flynn 116

9 The Role of Animals in Public Child Welfare Work Christina Risley-Curtiss 126

Part IV Animal Abuse and Serial Murder: Introduction Andrew Linzey 143

10 Developmental Animal Cruelty and its Correlates in Sexual Homicide Offenders and Sex Offenders Llian Alys J. Clare Wilson John Clarke Peter Toman 145

11 Reducing the Link's False Positive Problem Jack Levin Arnold Arluke 163

Part V Ethical Perspectives on Human-Animal Relations: Introduction Andrew Linzey 173

12 Is Human Rights Speciesist? Conor Gearty 175

13 Responding Ethically to Animal Abuse Mark H. Bernstein 184

14 The New Canaries in theMline: The Priority of Human Welfare in Animal Abuse Prosecution Elizabeth Clawson 190

15 The Structure of Evil Mark Rowlands 201

16 'Vile attentions': On the Limits of Sympathetic Imagination Daniel B. Williams 206

Part VI Law Enforcement, Offenders, and Sentencing Policy: Introduction Andrew Linzey 221

17 An FBI Perspective on Animal Cruelty Alan C. Brantley Randall Lockwood Ann W. Church 223

18 Laws and Policy to Address the Link of Family Violence Joan E. Schaffner 228

19 Dealing with Animal Offenders Angus Nurse 238

20 Implications for Criminal Law, Sentencing Policy and Practice Martin Wasik 250

Part VII Prevention and Professional Obligations: Introduction Andrew Linzey 261

21 A Legal Duty to Report Suspected Animal Abuse-Are Veterinarians Ready? Ian Robertson 263

22 The Role of Veterinarians and Other Animal Welfare Workers in the Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse Corey C. Montoya Catherine A. Miller 273

23 Animal Cruelty and Child Welfare-The Health Visitor's Perspective Dawn Hawksworth Rachel Balen 281

Part VIII The Abuse of Wild Animals: Introduction Andrew Linzey 295

24 Overview of Research Nicola Taylor Tania Signal 297

25 Hunting as an Abusive Sub-culture John Cooper 302

26 Hunting as a Morally Suspect Activity Priscilla N. Cohn Andrew Linzey 317

27 Dolphin Drive Hunts and the Socratic Dictum: 'Vice harms the doer' Thomas I. White 329

Index 341