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Discussion Two

500-word response due 1/13/2026

1. In the opening paragraphs of the Finkelhor article, Finkelhor attributes the rise in attention to the child welfare as a direct correlate to the increased number of woman professionals associated with justice related fields. From your experience agree or disagree with Finkelhor. 

2. Briefly summarize the Lynch & Cicchetti article.  

3. Locate and find another research article that focuses on correlation of child maltreatment to community violence and summarize the findings in comparison to the Lynch & Cicchetti article.  (Article is attached)

Developmental Victimology article by David Finkelhor (see attached PDF)  

Lynch, M. & Cicchetti, D. (1998). An ecological- Transactional analysis of children and contexts: The longitudinal interplay among child maltreatment, community violence, and children’s symptomatology. Development and Psychopathology, 10, 235-357