Responding to domestic violence : the integration of criminal justice and human services / Eve S. Buzawa, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Carl G. Buzawa, Attorney, Evan D. Stark, Rutgers University, Newark.
Material type: TextEdition: Fifth EditionDescription: xv, 453 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781483365305 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- HV6626.2 .B89 2015
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Revised edition of Responding to domestic violence, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-433) and index.
Introduction -- What is domestic violence? -- Defining the problem -- Matters of history, faith, and society -- Theoretical approaches -- The criminal justice response -- Barriers to intervention -- The impetus for change -- Policing domestic violence -- Prosecuting domestic violence -- The role of restraining orders -- The judicial response -- The societal response -- Mandated institutional change -- Community based and court sponsored diversions -- Domestic violence, health, and the health system response -- Domestic violence, children, and the institutional response -- Conclusion: towards the prevention of domestic violence : challenges and -- Opportunities.
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