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Stopping Domestic Violence How a Community Can Prevent Spousal Abuse

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ISBN-10: 0306464829

ISBN-13: 9780306464829

Edition: 2001

Authors: Pamela J. Jenkins, Barbara Parmer Davidson

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In the field of domestic violence, community collaboration has been an essential part of both prevention and intervention. However, there have been vast differences in perspective, methodology, understanding, interpretations, and concerns among the various partners. This volume examines models of collaboration between personnel in social service agencies, women's centers, domestic violence programs, medical and mental health settings, and law enforcement. Techniques are detailed that allow knowledge about domestic violence and primary prevention to be integrated into a community response by all those involved. Further, the authors describe in detail how the possibilities for communities to…    
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Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 4/30/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 124
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.826
Language: English

Domestic Violence: The Players
The Setting
Primary Prevention and Domestic Violence
Linking Primary Prevention to Community Settings
Opportunities for Prevention
Overview
Cops and the Community
Introduction
The Story of Policing in the United States
Opportunities for Prevention
History of Law Enforcement Involvement in Domestic Violence
Opportunity for Prevention
Police Function and Role
Opportunities for Prevention
The Tension between Police Administration and Line Officers
The Everyday Life of Law Enforcement Officers
Opportunities for Prevention
The Police and Public Scrutiny
The Problem with Communities
Opportunities for Prevention
Domestic Violence, Perception, and Decision-Making
Introduction
Perception
Opportunities for Prevention
How Players Make Decisions
Unintended Outcomes
Dual Arrests
Danger
When the Perpetrator Is a Player
Opportunities for Prevention: Beyond Arrest
Why Does Domestic Violence Happen?
History
Opportunities for Prevention
Theoretical Explanations
Biological Explanations
Psychological and Social Psychological Explanations
Sociological Models
Feminist Models
New Trends in Theory
Opportunities for Prevention
What Do We Know about Domestic Violence?
Introduction
Identification
What Happens in an Abusive Relationship?
Opportunities for Prevention
The Patterns of Violence and Abuse
Opportunities for Prevention
Demographics: Who Gets Hit? Who Are the Victims of Abuse?
Race and Ethnicity
Class and Socioeconomic Status
Age
How Does the Victim Respond?
Battered Women and Their Strategies to Escape, Avoid, and Survive Abuse
Opportunities for Prevention
When Victims Ask for Help
The Response of Helping Professions
Medical Setting
Mental Health Settings
Social Services Settings
Common Indicators of Abuse
Opportunities for Prevention
Assessment of Danger
Prevention, Advocacy, and Safety Planning
The Police Response
Police Setting
Indicators of Demestic Violence
Interview
Behaviors to Avoid in Domestic Violence Situations
Assessment
Documentation
Victim Safety and Advocacy
Opportunities for Prevention and Advocacy
Prevention and the Community: Where Do We Go from Here?
Traditional Crime Prevention Efforts
The Prevention Model
Education
Understanding a Worker's Position
Competency Promotion
Community Organizations and Systems Intervention
Natural Caregiving
How to Make Women Safe in Their Own Communities
The Prevention Model: Helping Professions and the Community
Research as Mediation between Prevention Models
Victim's Safety Plan
Suggested Readings
References
Author Index
Subject Index