The War Against Domestic Violence
Violence, including intimate partner violence, is a leading cause of death, disability, and hospitalization in the United States and other regions worldwide. Despite growing awareness, the numbers of reported and unreported incidents continue to rise. Drawing on the contributions of criminal justice practitioners and academic theorists who bring sober insight to a highly charged issue, The War Against Domestic Violence offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of this phenomenon.\...
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Violence, including intimate partner violence, is a leading cause of death, disability, and hospitalization in the United States and other regions worldwide. Despite growing awareness, the numbers of reported and unreported incidents continue to rise. Drawing on the contributions of criminal justice practitioners and academic theorists who bring sober insight to a highly charged issue, The War Against Domestic Violence offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of this phenomenon.Topics include:• Domestic violence in Caucasian, Latino, African-American, Asian, Native American, and Sub-Saharan African cultures• Child abuse and the response of child welfare agencies• The connection between domestic violence and homelessness and drug abuse• Domestic violence in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons• Spousal violence among police officers• The history of domestic violence policy• Orders of protection• Prosecuting and defending those charged with domestic violence• Court-ordered treatment and community supervision of domestic violence offenders• Creating campaigns for domestic violence preventionThe book provides rare glimpses of topics inadequately covered in the literature, allowing readers to understand and appreciate the complexity of domestic violence while also promoting a variety of effective strategies to combat its continued rise. The multi-layered approach of this volume and the input from the expert contributors from varied backgrounds are destined to stimulate the interest of a growing and diverse audience.
1 An overview of intimate partner violence among Latinos Joanne Klevens Klevens, Joanne 12 Domestic violence in the African American community : moving forward to end abuse Tricia B. Bent-Goodley Bent-Goodley, Tricia B. 153 Domestic violence in Asian cultures Qiang Xu Qiang, Xu Allen Anderson Anderson, Allen 274 Domestic violence among Native Americans Julie C. Abril Abril, Julie C. 415 Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa Godpower O. Okereke Okereke, Godpower O. Peter Racheotes Racheotes, Peter Josephine Kahler Kahler, Josephine 536 Physical child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence : a case studies approach Mark A. Winton Winton, Mark A. Elizabeth M. Rash Rash, Elizabeth M. 717 The response of child welfare agencies to domestic violence Melanie Shepard Shepard, Melanie Gina Farrell Farrell, Gina 898 The connection between domestic violence and homelessness Charlene K. Baker Baker, Charlene K. 999 The relationship between substance abuse and domestic violence Josephine Kahler Kahler, Josephine Shirley Garick Garick, Shirley Godpower O. Okereke Okereke, Godpower O. 11510 Domestic violence in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons : populations at risk Christopher W. Blackwell Blackwell, Christopher W. 12911 Spouse violence among police officers : work-family linkages Leanor Boulin Johnson Johnson, Leanor Boulin 13912 Domestic violence policy : navigating a path of obstacles Cynthia Brown Brown, Cynthia 15913 Civil protection orders against domestic violence : the fight against domestic violence by Orange County, Florida Robert T. Magill Magill, Robert T. Walter Komanski Komanski, Walter 17514 Prosecutingdomestic violence cases : issues and concerns Walter Komanski Komanski, Walter Robert T. Magill Magill, Robert T. 19315 Defending individuals charged with domestic violence John V. Elmore Elmore, John V. 21316 Court-ordered treatment programs : an evaluation of Batterers Anonymous Rebecca Bonanno Bonanno, Rebecca 22917 Community supervision of domestic violence offenders : where we are and where we need to go Lynette Feder Feder, Lynette 24718 Restorative approaches to domestic violence : the cornerposts in action Debra Heath-Thornton Heath-Thornton, Debra 27319 Creating and executing an applied interdisiplinary campaign for domestic violence prevention Sarah N. Keller Keller, Sarah N. A. J. Otjen Otjen, A. J. 287Index 305
