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Violent Childhood: Domestic Violence in Childhood

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Children are a particularly vulnerable segment of the population. Intimate partner violence is not just an isolated issue that concerns adult partners (the parents). There are widespread ill effects that children with parents who are in an abusive relationship may experience. Furthermore, this early and unfortunate exposure to intimate partner violence may set the standard for what is acceptable domestic behavior, thus potentially creating the next generation of victims and perpetrators of abuse.

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    A. Dexter Samuels

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    Rahn Kennedy Bailey

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Samuels, A.D., Bailey, R.K. (2021). Violent Childhood: Domestic Violence in Childhood. In: Bailey, R.K. (eds) Intimate Partner Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55864-2_13

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