Responding to domestic violence : the integration of criminal justice and human services / Eve S. Buzawa, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Carl G. Buzawa, Senior Vice President?Textron Systems, Evan D. Stark, Rutgers University, Newark.
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TextPublisher: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015Edition: Fifth EditionDescription: pages cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781483365305Subject(s): Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States | Family violence -- United States -- Prevention | Wife abuse -- United States| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | HV6626.2 .B89 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0004485L |
Revised edition of Responding to domestic violence, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references 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.