Violence & Animal Abuse: Advances in research & policy
In 1997 Society & Animals published a special issue which presented research examining aspects of the proposed link between deliberate animal abuse and human-directed violence. In the intervening years this field has grown in both scope and application. The aim of this special issue is to present papers that focus on research and/or policy developments related to the link between human violence and animal abuse.
Papers are invited for this special issue; topics to be considered include, but are not limited to:
• The status of the ‘progression thesis’ of violence• Professional or governmental response to animal abuse and interpersonal violence
• Family violence and the role of animals
• Broader, non-deliberate (e.g., neglect/hoarding), animal cruelty
• Approaches to the assessment and treatment of animal abuse
Although the body of the issue will feature full research articles, other forms of papers also are welcome: theory, critical review, brief research reports, and commentary.
Special Issue Editors
Tania Signal (t.signal@cqu.edu.au)
Nik Taylor (n.taylor@cqu.edu.au)
Important Dates
• Submissions are due June 1, 2007
• Anticipated publication of Special Issue, early 2008
Submissions
• Papers must be submitted, electronically, to the Special Issue Editors
• All submitted articles must adhere to the Instructions to Authors of Society & Animals and will be reviewed according to the procedure laid out on the journal’s web site (http://www.psyeta.org/sa/index.html)
Kenneth Shapiro, Co-Executive Director
Animals & Society Institute
Editor, Society and Animals
Coeditor, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
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Washington Grove MD 20880
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www.animalsandsociety.org