(For references in other Link areas, please refer back to the topics list on the Link Bibliography page.)

RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY ISSUES
Arkow, P. (2013). The impact of companion animals on social capital and community violence: Setting research, policy and program agendas. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare,40(4), 33-56 .

Ascione, F.R., Pagani, C., & Robustelli, F. (2010). Linking animal abuse and interpersonal violence: Dispelling myths and acknowledging research outcomes. In 12th International IAHAIO Conference Abstract Book (p. 78). Stockholm, Sweden: International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations.

Ascione, F.R. (2008).  Animal abuse: The continuing evolution of theory, research, and application. In, F.R. Ascione (Ed.). International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research, and Application. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, pp. 472-478.

Ascione, F.R. & Shapiro, K. (2009). People and animals, kindness and cruelty: Research directions and policy implications. Journal of Social Issues, 65(3), 569-587.

Gerbasi, K. C. (2004). Gender and nonhuman animal cruelty convictions: Data from Pet-Abuse.com. Society & Animals, 12(4), 359-365.

Hanrahan, C. (2013). Social work and human animal bonds and benefits in health research: A provincial study. Critical Social Work, 14(1), 63-79.

Hardt, J., & Rutter, M. (2004). Validity of adult retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences: Review of the evidence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45(2), 260-273.

Pagani, C., Robustelli, F., & Ascione, F.R. (2010). Investigating animal abuse: Some theoretical and methodological issues. Anthrozoös, 23(3), 259-276.

Petersen, M.L. & Farrington, D.P. (2009). Measuring animal cruelty and case histories. In, A. Linzey, ed. The Link Between Animal Abuse and Human Violence. Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK: Sussex Academic Press, pp. 13-23. 

Piper, H., & Cordingley, D. (2009). The power and promulgation of the claimed links between human and animal abuse. Power and Education, 1(3), 345-355.

Reyes, C.L. (2016). Statistics and measurement of animal cruelty. In, M.P. Brewster & C.L. Reyes, eds.: Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding, 2nd ed. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, pp. 141-156.

Reyes, C.L. (2013). Statistics and measurement of animal cruelty. In, M.P. Brewster & C.L. Reyes, eds.: Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, pp. 109-123.

Tomlinson, C.A., Murphy, J.L., Matijczak, A., Califano, A., Santos, J., & McDonald, S.E. (2022). The link between family violence and animal cruelty: A scoping review. Social Sciences, 11:514. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11110514 .