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Foreword: Domestic Violence Advocacy: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices | |
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Preface | |
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How This Book Is Different | |
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About the Terms Used in This Book | |
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Advocate | |
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Victim/Woman | |
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Violent Partner/Batterer/Man | |
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Victim-Defined/Woman-Defined Advocacy | |
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Service-Defined Advocacy | |
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The Organization of This Book | |
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Background and Acknowledgments | |
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Victim-Defined Advocacy Approach | |
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Overview of Victim-Defined Advocacy | |
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Types of Violence | |
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Safety/Safer | |
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Individual Victim-Defined Advocacy | |
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Systemic Victim-Defined Advocacy | |
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Why Advocacy That Is Victim-Defined | |
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Risks Victims Face | |
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Risk of Physical and Sexual Violence | |
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Risk of Physical Violence | |
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Risk of Sexual Violence | |
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Risk of Violence After Separation | |
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Impact of Physical and Sexual Violence | |
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Risk of Death | |
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Child-Related Risks | |
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Direct Risks to Children | |
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Risk of Loss of Children | |
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Financial Risks | |
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Risks of Psychological Harm and Drug and Alcohol Use | |
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | |
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Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse | |
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Risks to Family and Friends | |
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Loss of Relationship | |
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Risks Involving Arrest and Legal Status | |
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Life-Generated Risks | |
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Financial Considerations | |
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Home Location | |
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Physical and Menial Health | |
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Inadequate Responses by Major Social Institutions | |
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Discrimination Based on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexual Orientation, or Other Bias | |
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Batterers' Manipulation of Life-Generated Risks | |
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Risks Victims Face: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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How Women Form Perspectives and Priorities | |
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The Public Construction of the "Battered Woman" | |
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Life Circumstances | |
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Parenting Role | |
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Family Concerns | |
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Cultural Community | |
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Age | |
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How Victims Make Decisions | |
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The Violence | |
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Children | |
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The Relationship | |
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Resources | |
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Victims' Safety Plans | |
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Priorities | |
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Fluidity | |
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Time Frames | |
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Strategies to Reduce Physical Violence | |
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Children's Needs | |
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Staying Strategies | |
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Leaving Strategies | |
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How Victims Form Perspectives and Priorities: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Individual Victim-Defined Advocacy Implementation | |
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Understand a Victim's Perspective and Priorities | |
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Know How to Gather Information | |
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Accept That a Woman's Perspective Will Change | |
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Understand Each Victim's Risk Analysis | |
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Understand Each Victim's Life Circumstances | |
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Understand Each Victim's Plans | |
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Work With Victims to Strengthen Comprehensive Safety Plans | |
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Build a Partnership With Each Victim | |
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Review Risks | |
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Identify Relevant Options, Resources, and Strategies | |
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Implement the Strengthened Comprehensive Plan | |
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Individual Victim-Defined Advocacy Implementation: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Victim-Defined Advocacy Practice Issues | |
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Victims in Contact | |
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Who Are Victims in Contact? | |
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Why Victims Are in Contact | |
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Why Victims Remain in Intimate Partner Relationships | |
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A Partner Keeps Her From Leaving | |
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There's Not Enough Money to Leave | |
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Leaving Increases Risks | |
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It Is Unclear Whether Leaving Will Make Things Better or Worse | |
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Commitment to the Relationship and Family Comes First | |
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Why Contact Continues After a Victim Has Ended a Relationship | |
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Why Children Are in Contact | |
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Reliance on Leaving as the Primary or Only Safety Strategy | |
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Why the Reliance on Leaving | |
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Consequences for Victims | |
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Harsh Reactions to Victims Who Don't Leave | |
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Fewer Options to Enhance Safety | |
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Pushed to Use Ineffective or Harmful Strategies | |
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Advocacy With Victims in Contact-Key Application Issues | |
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Understanding the Perspectives and Priorities of Victims in Contact | |
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Working With Victims in Contact to Strengthen Their Comprehensive Safety Plans | |
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Implementing Strengthened Comprehensive Safety Plan | |
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Acknowledging the Challenges | |
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Victims in Contact: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Children | |
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Harm to Children | |
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Prevalence | |
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Effects of Family Violence on Children | |
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Applying Standards of Safety/Safer | |
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Safer Enough | |
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What Makes Children Safer | |
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Advocacy Regarding Children-Key Application Issues | |
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Understanding the Perspectives and Priorities of Children and Their Battered Parents | |
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Working With the Battered Parent and, When Appropriate, With the Child to Strengthen the Comprehensive Safety Plan | |
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Advocacy Challenges: Children | |
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Children: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Trauma, Mental Health, and Substance Use | |
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Family Violence and Trauma | |
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Domestic Violence and Mental Health Issues | |
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Domestic Violence and Substance Use | |
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Family Violence and Trauma, Mental Health, and Substance Use | |
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Advocacy With Victims Experiencing Trauma, Mental Health, and/or Substance Use Issues-Key Application Issues | |
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Understanding the Victim's Perspective and Priorities | |
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Working With the Victim to Strengthen Her Comprehensive Safety Plan | |
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Trauma, Mental Health, and Substance Use: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Advocate Role With Violent Partners | |
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About Violent Partners | |
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Characteristics | |
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Interventions | |
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Advocacy Role Regarding Violent Partners-Key Application Issues | |
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Understanding Victim's Perspective and Priorities About a Violent Partner | |
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Working With the Victim to Strengthen the Safety Plan | |
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Advocacy Challenges: Violent Partners | |
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Predicting Behavior | |
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Lack of Violent Partner Services and Interventions | |
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"Helping" Violent Partners | |
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Advocate Role With Violent Partners: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Systems Advocacy | |
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Victim-Defined Advocacy Environments | |
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Agency Commitment | |
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For Victims: Commitment to Offering Victim-Defined Advocacy | |
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For Advocates: Commitment to Provide Victim-Defined Advocacy | |
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Conditions for Advocacy | |
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For Victims: Victim-Defined Conditions in Which Advocacy Is Offered | |
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For Advocates: Advocate-Defined Conditions in Which to Provide Advocacy | |
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Changing the Advocacy Environment | |
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Challenges | |
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Victim-Defined Advocacy Environments: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Victim-Defined Policy Advocacy | |
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Policy Advocacy | |
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A Victim-Defined Policy Process ("How") | |
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Prepare | |
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Think | |
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Plan | |
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Act | |
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Monitor | |
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Policy Substance ("What") | |
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Each Victim Is Unique | |
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Victims Face a Range of Batterer-Generated and Life-Generated Risks | |
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Some Victims Remain in the Relationship or in Contact | |
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Children Are Victims of Violence | |
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Victims May Need Advocacy to Access Relevant Options and Strengthen Comprehensive Safety Plans | |
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Reduction of Violent Behavior Makes Victims Safer | |
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Victim-Defined Policy Advocacy: Chapter Summary | |
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Key Points | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Conclusion | |
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Appendix | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |