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Author:   Diana Scharff Peterson (The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USA) ,  Julie Schroeder (Jackson State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781138669642

ISBN 10:   1138669644
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   13 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: International Response to Domestic Violence (Julie Schroeder, Diana Scharff Peterson, Olga Osby and Safiya Omari) 1. Intimate Partner Violence in Canada: Policies, Practices, and Prevalence (Darryl Plecas, Irwin Cohen and A. McCormick) 2. The Prevalence of Severe Intimate Partner Violence in Sweden (Susanne Strand and Heidi Selenius) 3. Responding to Domestic Abuse in England and Wales (Stephanie L. Reardon and Kim Trevillion, on behalf of Limeculture) 4. Levels of Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Analyzed From the Multi-Causal-Ecological Pyramidal Model: The Case of Spain (Victoria A. Ferrer-Perez and Eperanza Bosch-Fiol) 5. Domestic Violence in Italy: An Epidemic Phenomenon (Bruno Meini) 6. Domestic Violence in Austria (Maximilian Edelbacher and Josef Horl) 7. Domestic Violence in Turkey: Unreported Cases and Civic/State Response (Ozgur Solakoglu, M. Tugba Erdem, Suhey Gurbuz and Eray Karlidag) 8. Status Quo and Countermeasures on Domestic Violence in Japan (Susumu Nagai) 9. The Vietnamese Police Response to Domestic Violence Against Women: The Family Unit Under Pressure (Mike Perkins, Louise Cotrel-Gibbons and Huong Thu Nguyen) 10. Domestic Violence in Australia – A Wicked Problem (Sedat Mulayim and Miranda Lai) 11. Domestic Violence in South Africa: An Unpleasant Narrative (Christiaan Bezuidenhout) 12. Combatting the Menace of Domestic Violence: The Ghanaian Experience (Gerald Depaah Gyamfi)

Reviews

This important book is essential reading for practitioners, policy makers, lawyers, students, social workers and health professionals working to prevent, intervene in, and ultimately end domestic violence. It offers a strong global analysis of some of the challenges confronting victims and survivors across complex, culturally diverse communities. Aisha K. Gill, Professor of Criminology, University of Roehampton, UK

Author Information

Diana Scharff Peterson is Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USA. Julie A. Schroeder is Professor at the School of Social Work, Jackson State University, USA.

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