Abused and Battered Social and Legal Responses to Family Violence

Name: Abused and Battered Social and Legal Responses to Family Violence
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ISBN: 9780202304137

ISBN-10: 0202304132

ISBN-13: 9780202304137

Edition: 1991

Authors: Dean Knudsen, JoAnn L. Miller, JoAnn Miller, Dean Knudsen

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That family violence injures and kills its victims both physically and psychologically was established over two decades ago by early researchers in this field. Abused and Battered heralds the second generation of domestic abuse research: it examines the implications of the legal and social responses to both victims and offenders by systematically addressing the intended and unintended consequences of programs and procedures designed to ameliorate the effects of spousal and child abuse.

Book details

List price: $115.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/31/1991
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of Contributors


Preface


Introduction: Some Fundamental Issues



Conceptualization and Empirical Study



Family Violence Research: Some Basic and Applied Questions




Physical Violence in American Families: Incidence Rates, Causes, and Trends




Public-Health Conceptions of Family Abuse




Variations in Defining Family Mistreatment: A Community Survey




Criminal-Justice Processing of Violent and Nonviolent Offenders: The Effects of Familial Relationship to the Victim




Effects of Victimization



An Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse and Consequent Victimization: Some Implications of Telephone Surveys




The Mixed Roles of Social Support and Social Obstruction in Recovery from Child Abuse




The Admissibility of Expert Testimony on the Battered-Woman Syndrome




Social Responses to Family Violence: Batterers and Their Victims



The Outcome of Participation in a Shelter-Sponsored Program for Men Who Batter




Removal of the Perpetrator versus Removal of the Victim in Cases of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse




Perceptions of Verbal Aggression in Interspousal Violence




Legal Responses to Family Violence



Police Classification of Domestic-Violence Calls: An Assessment of Program Impact




Legal Responses of Prosecutors to Child Sexual Abuse: A Case Comparison of Two Countries




Family Violence and the Courts: Implementing a Comprehensive New Law




Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sexual-Abuse Cases: Research Findings, Questions, and Implications for Public Policy




Preventing and Provoking Wife Battery through Criminal Sanctions: A Look at the Risks



References


Index