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Responding to Domestic Violence The Integration of Criminal Justice and Human Services

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ISBN-10: 1412956404

ISBN-13: 9781412956406

Edition: 4th 2012

Authors: Eve S. Buzawa, Carl G. Buzawa, Evan D. Stark

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List price: $69.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/20/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Eve S. Buzawa is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester as well as her Master's and Doctoral degrees from the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. She has authored and edited numerous books and monographs. Recent publications include Violence Against Women in Families and Relationships: Making and Breaking Connections, a four-volume set (co-edited with Evan Stark, 2009). Professor Buzawa has also served as a principal investigator on several federally funded research projects and has directed numerous state-funded…    

Carl G. Buzawa is an attorney in private practice. Currently, he is Senior Vice President--Contracts, Legal, and Compliance at Textron Systems. He received his BA from the University of Rochester, his MA from the University of Michigan, and his JD from Harvard Law School. With Eve S. Buzawa, he is the coauthor of numerous books and articles on the topic of domestic violence.

Introduction: The Role and Context of Agency Responses to Domestic Violence
Scope of the Problem: Defining and Measuring Domestic Violence
Matters of History, Faith and Society
Theoretical Explanations for Domestic Violence
Selective Screening: Barriers to Intervention
The Impetus for Change
The Evolution of Arrest Preferences: Criminalizing the Social Response
Variations in Arrest Practices
The Role of State and Federal Legislation
Case Prosecution: The Journey from Road Block to Change Agents
Civil Courts and the Role of Restraining Orders
Models for Judicial Intervention
Community Based and Court Sponsored Diversion
Domestic Violence and Health
Children and Domestic Violence