title: [Criminologic knowledge about the forms, victims and perpetrators in child abuse and neglect].
abstract: In order to clarify how and why this form of crime occurs, the different kinds of child abuse und neglect are presented from the criminological and factual standpoint. The causes are elucidated on the basis of pertinent investigations on the victim-perpetrator relationship, and the special characteristics of both victims and perpetrators are pointed out.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D001497:Battered Child Syndrome; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003416:Criminal Law; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Kriminologische Erkenntnisse über Formen, Opfer und Täter bei Kindesmisshandlung und Vernachlässigung.