Screen LibraryGender and domestic violence : contemporary legal practice and intervention reforms /
"Physical, psychological, and sexual abuse among intimate partners, commonly known as domestic violence, but more recently as intimate partner violence or IPV, is a significant social and public health problem in the United States and worldwide. IPV had long been considered private by law enfor...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Physical, psychological, and sexual abuse among intimate partners, commonly known as domestic violence, but more recently as intimate partner violence or IPV, is a significant social and public health problem in the United States and worldwide. IPV had long been considered private by law enforcement, rarely investigated by social science researchers, and poorly understood by mental health professionals. In the 1980s, a series of well-publicized court cases, such as Thurman v. City of Torrington (1985), brought to light the grossly inadequate law enforcement response at the time, which allowed repeat offenders to avoid prosecution while their partners continued to be victimized, often fatally. In response, a grassroots victim advocacy movement established shelter and other services for victims while lobbying state legislatures across the United States, and subsequently to Canada, the U.K., and other nations, to enact new laws that would hold offenders accountable (Buzawa & Buzawa, 2002; Russell, 2010)"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 429 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780197564028 019756402X |
| Index Number: | KF9322 |
| CLC: | D971.24 |
| Call Number: | D971.24/G325 |
| Contents: |
Overview of research on domestic violence -- Introduction: The problem with the gender paradigm / What we currently know about the prevalence, causes and dynamics of intimate partner violence / The law enforcement response to intimate partner violence : toward a gender-neutral approach / Litigation -- Gender, sex, and the prosecution of intimate partner violence / Challenges and strategies in mounting a legal defense in intimate partner violence criminal cases / Intimate partner homicides and the battered person syndrome / Jury decision-making : understanding and overcoming bias in the courtroom / Family law -- Guidelines for domestic violence and child custody litigation / Custody and intervention recommendations in family law cases : a gender-inclusive framework / The same coin : intimate partner violence, child abuse, and parental alienation / Evidence-based interventions -- Holding perpetrators accountable : evidence-based interview and assessment procedures / Risk-needs-responsivity informed approaches to batterer intervention treatment / Couples and family interventions for intimate partner violence / Restorative justice alternatives / Afterword: Recommendations and resources / |