VIOLENCE LINK RESEARCH (2010 to present)

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Dog Fighting.  A Problem in Ontario? 

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Bradley, N., & Rasile, K. K. (2014, April). Addressing animal sexual abuse. Clinician’s Brief, 775.

Campo-Arias, A., Castillo-Tamara, E.E., & Herazo, E. (2018). Review of cases of zoophilia in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Revista de Neurologia, 67(4), 129-132.

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Castanheira, M.M.C. (2019). Animal sexual abuse: A reality in Portugal and Spain. Derecho Animal (Forum of Animal Law Studies), 10(4), 123-154. 

Chandradasa, M., & Champika, L. (2017). Zoophilia in an adolescent with high‐functioning autism from Sri Lanka. Australasian Psychiatry, 25, 486–488.

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Edwards, M.J. (2019, February). The law enforcement guide: What you should know about bestiality. Sheriff & Deputy(special issue), 32-35. 

Edwards, J. (2016). Heavy petting. In, J. Pierce (Ed.).: Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 128-135. 

Edwards, J. (2011, August). Animal sex abuse: What you can do about it. Flying Changes Magazine.

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Fornelos, A., & Roque, M. (2017). Zoophilia in a patient with Parkinson’s disease. European Psychiatry, 41(Supplement), 5632. 

Garrard, G. (2017). Bestial humans and sexual animals: Zoophilia in law and literature. In M. Lundblad (Ed.). Animalities: Literary and cultural studies beyond the human (pp. 211-235). Edinburgh University Press.

Grebowicz, M. (2010). When species meet: Confronting bestiality pornography. Humanimalia 1(2).

Hensley, C., Tallichet, S. E., & Dutkiewicz, E. L. (2010). Childhood bestiality: A potential precursor to adult interpersonal violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(3), 557-567.

Hensley, C., Tallichet, S.E., & Trentham, C.E. (2016). Animal cruelty and sexual deviance. In, M.P. Brewster & C.L. Reyes, eds.: Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding, 2nd ed. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, pp. 217-233.

Holoyda, B. (2017). Bestiality in forensically committed sexual offenders: A case series. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 62(2), 541-544. 

Holoyda, B., Gosal, R., & Welch, K.M. (2020). Bestiality among sexually violent predators. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 48(3). doi:10.29158/JAAPL.003941-20.

Holoyda, B.J., & Newman, W.J. (2016). Childhood animal cruelty, bestiality, and the link to adult interpersonal violence. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 47, 129-135.

Holoyda, B., & Newman, W. (2014). Zoophilia and the law: legal responses to a rare paraphilia. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 42, 412–420.

Holoyda, B., Sorrentino, R., Friedman, S.H., & Allgire, J. (2018). Bestiality: An introduction for legal and mental health professionals. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2368 

Jácome, A.I. (2014). Reflexiones sobre la zoofilia, el bestialismo y la peligrosidad [Reflections on zoophilia, bestiality and dangerousness). Lausanne, Switzerland: Coordinadora de Profesionales por la Prevención de Abusos (CoPPA).

Kavanaugh, P.R., & Maratea, R.J. (2016). Identity, resistance and moderation in an online community of zoosexuals. Sexualities, 19, 3–24.

Lesandric, V., Orlovic, I., Peitl, V., & Karlovic, D. (2017). Zoophilia as an early sign of psychosis. Alcoholism and Psychiatry Research, 53, 27–32.

Lönngren, A.-S. (2020, Fall). “That’s when he comes rushing into her life”: Swedish literary depictions of human-animal sexual contact at the turn of the twenty-first century. Humanimalia 12(1), 167-187.

Lunghofer, L. (2015). Social responses to animal maltreatment offenders: Cruelty and sexual abuse. In L. Levitt, G. Patronek & T. Grisso (Eds.). Animal maltreatment: Forensic mental health issues and evaluations, (pp. 251-284). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

MacDonald, G. (2014, Oct. 30). Fairfax bestiality case sheds light on dark subject. Fairfax (Va.) Times.

Maratea, R.J. (2011). Screwing the pooch: Legitimizing accounts in a zoophilia on-line community. Deviant Behaior, 32, 918–943. 

Merck, M. D., & Miller, D.M. (2013). Sexual abuse. In M. Merck (Ed.). Veterinary forensics: Animal cruelty investigations, 2nd ed. (pp. 233-241). New York: Wiley.

Miletski, H. (2017). Zoophilia: another sexual orientation? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 39–42.

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Perdue, A., & Lockwood, R. (2014). Animal cruelty and freedom of speech: When worlds collide. West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press.

Raina, G., Cersosimo, M.G., & Micheli, F. (2012). Zoophilia and impulse control in a patient with Parkinson disease. Journal of Neurology, 259, 969-970.

Ranger, R., & Federoff, J.P. (2014). Commentary: Zoophilia and the law. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 42, 421-426. 

Satapathy, S., Swain, R., Pandey, V., & Behera, C. (2016). An adolescent with bestiality behavior: Psychological evaluation and community health concerns. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 41(1), 23-26.

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Sendler, D.J. (2019). Contemporary understanding of zoophilia — A multinational survey study. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 62, 44-51.

Sendler, D.J. (2018, July 18). Why people who have sex with animals believe that it is their sexual orientation — a grounded theory study of online communities of zoophiles. Deviant Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1491698.

Sendler, D.J., & Lew-Starowicz, M. (2019). Digital ethnography of zoophilia: A multinational mixed-methods study. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 45, 1–20.

Shir-Vertesh, D. (2013). Love has (no) boundaries: researching a sexual taboo. International Journal of Social Science Studies, 1, 161-172. 

Singg, S. (2017). Ego-dystonic zoophilia: A case report with treatment plan and a critical look at the current state. Clinical Case Reports & Reviews, 3(1), 1-6.

Stern, A.W., & Smith-Blackmore, M. (2016). Veterinary forensic pathology of animal sexual abuse. Veterinary Pathology, 53(5), 1057-1066.

Sujata, S., Swain, R., Vidhi, P., & Chittaranjan, B. (2016). An adolescent with bestiality behavior: Psychological evaluation and community health concerns. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 41(1), 23-26.

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Valcuende del Rio, J.M., & Caceres-Feria, R. (2020, Oct. 1). Social scientific analysis of human-animal sexual interactions. Animals, 10(10), 1780.

Vaskinn, A., & Muri, K. (2021). Mennesker som utøver seksuelle handlinger med dyr (People who engage in sex with animals). Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Journal of the Norwegian Psychological Association), 58(5), 368-377. DOI:  10.52734/5BE9k482. 

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Akdemir, S., & Gölge, Z.B. (2020). Cruelty to animals in Turkish children: Connections with aggression and empathy. Anthrozoös, 33(2), 285-299.

Applebaum, J.W., & Zsembik, B.A. (2020). Pet attachment in the context of family conflict. Anthrozoös, 33(3), 361-370.

Arluke, A. (2012). Interpersonal barriers to stopping animal abuse: Exploring the role of adolescent friendship norms and breeches. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(15), 2939-2958.

Arluke, A. (2012). Bystander apathy in animal abuse cases: Exploring barriers to child and adolescent intervention. Anthrozoös, 25(1), 5-23.

Ascione, F.R., & Maruyama, M. (2010). Animal abuse and developmental psychopathology. In, P. McCardle, S. McCune, J. Griffin, & V. Maholmes (Eds.). How Animals Affect Us: Examining the Influence of Human-Animal Interaction on Child Development and Human Health. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Baglivio, M.T., Wolff, K.T., Delisi, M., Vaughn, M.G., & Piquero, A.R. (2016). Juvenile animal cruelty and firesetting behavior. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 27(5), 484-500.

Barlow, M.R., Hutchinson, C.A., Newton, K., Grover, T., & Ward, L. (2012). Childhood neglect, attachment to companion animals, and stuffed animals as attachment objects in women and men. Anthrozoös, 25(1), 111-119.

Baxendale, S., Lester, L., Johnston, R., & Cross, D. (2015). Risk factors in adolescents’ involvement in violent behaviours. Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research, 7(1), 2-18.

Beirne, P. (2015). Hogarth’s Art of Animal cruelty: Satire, Suffering and Pictorial Propaganda. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Bishop, T. (2021). Detail discussion of cross-reporting laws for child abuse and animal abuse. Michigan State University College of Law. 

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Boat, B.W. (2014). Connections among adverse childhood experiences, exposure to animal cruelty and toxic stress: What do professionals need to consider? National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse Update, 24(4), 1-3.  

Boat, B. W. (2010). Understanding the role of animals in the family: Insights and strategies for clinicians. In A.H. Fine (Ed.). Handbook on animal-assisted therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for practice, 3rd ed. (pp. 265-282). San Diego: Academic Press.

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Bona, E., et al. (2014). The impact of animals and nature for children and youth with trauma histories: Towards a neurodevelopmental theory. In T. Ryan (Ed.). Animals in social work: Why and how they matter (pp. 105-119). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Brennen, S., Fielding, W.J., Carroll, M.C., Miller, J.C.M., Adderley, L., & Thompson, M.A. (2010). A preliminary investigation of the prevalence of corporal punishment of children and selected co-occurring behaviours in households on New Providence, The Bahamas. The International Journal of Bahamian Studies, 16, 1-18.

Bright, M.A., Huq, M.S., Spencer, T., Applebaum, J.W., & Hardt, N. (2018). Animal cruelty as an indicator of family trauma: Using adverse childhood experiences to look beyond child abuse and domestic violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 76, 287-296.

Chan, H.C., & Wong, R.W.Y. (2019). Childhood and adolescent animal cruelty and subsequent interpersonal violence in adulthood: A review of the literature. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 48, 83-93.

Connor, M., Currie, C., & Lawrence, A.B. (2018, April). Factors influencing the prevalence of animal cruelty during adolescence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-24. DOI: 10.1177/0886260518771684 

Costello, K., & Hodson, G. (2014). Explaining dehumanization among children: The interspecies model of prejudice. British Journal of Social Psychology, 53, 175-197.

Esposito, L., McCune, S., Griffin, J.A., & Maholmes, V. (2011). Directions in human-animal interaction research: Child development, health, and therapeutic interventions. Child Development Perspectives, 5(3), 205-211.

Faver, C.A. (2010). School-based humane education as a strategy to prevent violence: Review and recommendations. Children and Youth Services Review, 32(3), 365-370. 

Fielding, W.J., Oenbring, W.J., Brennen, S., Caroll, M.C., Bethel, N. & Minnis, J. (2011). A first look at harm toward animals by Bahamians in childhood.  International Journal of Bahamian Studies, 17(2), 27-49.

Girardi, A., & Pozzulo, J.D. (2015). Childhood experiences with family pets and internalizing symptoms in early adulthood. Anthrozoös, 28(3), 421-436.

Girardi, A., & Pozzulo, J.D. (2012). The significance of animal cruelty in child protection investigations. Social Work Research, 36(4), 53-60.

Grayson, J. (2014). Animal abuse and child abuse: Examining the Link. Virginia Child Protection Newsletter, 101, 1-16.

Hartman, C.A., Hageman, T.O., Williams, J.H., St. Mary, J., & Ascione, F.R. (2019). Exploring empathy and callous-unemotional traits as predictors of animal abuse perpetrated by children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(12), 2419-2437.

Hawkins, R.D., Hawkins, E.L., & Williams, J.M. (2017). Psychological risk factors for childhood nonhuman animal cruelty. Society & Animals, 25(1), 290-312.  

Hawkins, R.D., McDonald, S.E., O’Connoe, K., Matijczak, A., & Ascione, F.R., et al. (2019). Exposure to intimate partner violence and internalizing symptoms: The moderating effects of positive relationships with pets and animal cruelty exposure. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98.

Hawkins, R.D., Scottish SPCA, & Williams, J.M. (2019). Children’s attitudes towards animal cruelty: Exploration of predictors and socio-demographic variations. Psychology, Crime & Law, 26(3), 226-247.

Hawkins, R.D., & Williams, J.M. (2016). Children’s beliefs about animal minds (Child-BAM): Associations with positive and negative child-animal interactions. Anthrozoös, 29(3), 503-519.

Hawkins, R., Williams, J., & Scottish SPCA (2017). Childhood attachment to pets: Associations between pet attachment, attitudes to animals, compassion, and humane behavior. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 490-504.

Henderson, B.B., Hensley, C., & Tallichet, S.E. (2011). Childhood animal cruelty methods and their link to adult interpersonal violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(11), 2211-2227.

Hensley, C., Browne, J.A., & Trentham, C.E. (2018). Exploring the social and emotional context of childhood animal cruelty and its potential link to adult human violence. Psychology, Crime & Law, 24(5), 489-499.

Hensley, C., Tallichet, S.E., & Dutkiewicz, E.L. (2011). Exploring the age of onset and recurrence of childhood animal cruelty: Can animal cruelty be learned from witnessing others commit it?. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 0306624X11405480, first published on April 18, 2011 .

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Hollar, J.N. (2017). Children’s exposure to domestic violence and perpetration of animal abuse. The Latham Letter, 38(4), 16-19.

Holmgren, J.A. (2016). Interviewing and interrogation: A Canadian critical and practical perspective. Toronto: Nelson Education Ltd..

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Jalongo, M.R. (2021, Aug. 18). Pet keeping in the time of COVID-19: The canine and feline companions of young children. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01251-9.

Johnston, J.E. (2011, April 27).Children who are cruel to animals: When to worry. Psychology Today. 

Jones,D.N., & Figuerdo, A.J. (2012). The core darkness: Uncovering the heart of the Dark Triad. European Journal of Personality, 12(6), 521-531.

Knight, K. E., Ellis, C., & Simmons, S. B. (2014). Parental predictors of children’s animal abuse: Findings from a national and intergenerational sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(16), 3014-3034.

Ladny, R.Y., & Meyer, L. (2019). Traumatized witnesses: Review of childhood exposure to animal cruelty. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00277-x. 

Ladson, S. (2013). Relationship among childhood and adolescent animal cruelty, empathy, attachment, and violence toward humans. Unpublished doctoral thesis, International Alliant University, Forensic Clinical Psychology, Fresno, Calif. 

LeBow, E.W., & Cherney, D.J. (2015). The role of animal welfare legislation in shaping child protection in the United States. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 2(6). 

Lee-Kelland, R., & Finlay, F. (2018, July). Children who abuse animals: When should you be concerned about child abuse? A review of the literature. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103(8), 801-805.

Longobardi, C., & Badenes-Ribera, L. (2019). The relationship between animal cruelty in children and adolescent and interpersonal violence: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 46, 201-211.

Lucia, S., & Killias, M. (2011). Is animal cruelty a marker of interpersonal violence and delinquency? Results of a Swiss National Self-Report study. Psychology of Violence, 1(2), 93-105.

Macias-Mayo, A.R. (2018). The link between animal abuse and child abuse. American Journal of Family Law, 32(3), 130-136.

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