Responding to domestic violence: the integration of criminal justice and human services
Introduction : the role and context of agency responses to domestic violence -- The scope of the problem : defining and measuring domestic violence -- Matters of history, faith, and society -- Theoretical explanations for domestic violence -- Selective screening : barriers to intervention -- The imp...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles [u.a.]
SAGE
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Edition: | 4. ed. |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 4876 |
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| Summary: | Introduction : the role and context of agency responses to domestic violence -- The scope of the problem : defining and measuring domestic violence -- Matters of history, faith, and society -- Theoretical explanations for domestic violence -- Selective screening : barriers to intervention -- The impetus for change -- The evolution of arrest preferences : criminalizing the societal response -- Variations in arrest practices -- The role of state and federal legislation -- Case prosecution : the journey from a roadblock to a change agent -- Civil courts and the role of restraining orders -- Models for judicial intervention -- Community-based and court-sponsored diversions -- Domestic violence, health, and the health system response -- Domestic violence, children, and the institutional response |
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| Item Description: | Frh. Aufl. u.d.T.: Domestic violence: the criminal justice response / Eve S. Buzawa; Carl G. Buzawa |
| Physical Description: | 478 S., Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4129-5640-6 978-1-4129-5639-0 |
