Overview

The markedly increased attention focused on violence within families has gripped the concerned interest not only of academic researchers but also that of the public and its law enforcement and criminal justice segments. Contemporary recognition of the widespread problem of abuse within the home, often dramatically and poignantly detailed, has not, however, led to clear and universally accepted public institutional responses. This authoritative volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of approaches, policies, and practical enforcement measures that have been effected by law enforcement and criminal justice bodies. The development of changes in social attitudes to spousal abuse; the role of the police and the practical interventions they may impose when contacted; the ramifications which decisions to prosecute may have on defendants' subsequent behavior; and the victims' responses to public interventions are topics that are all covered by this book. It is a current, substantive, and practically instructive volume on a social issue of vital importance.

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Author:   Eve S. Buzawa ,  Carl G. Buzawa
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.737kg
ISBN:  

9780865690011

ISBN 10:   0865690014
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   30 September 1992
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction History of the Response to Domestic Violence The Development of Social Attitudes Toward Spousal Abuse by Arnold Binder and James Meeker Battering and the Criminal Justice System: A Feminist View by Demie Kurz Police Intervention Screening Calls by Peter K. Manning Identifying Households at Risk of Domestic Violence by Glenn L. Pierce and Susan Spaar The Courts' Response to Police Intervention in Domestic Violence by Marvin Zalman Arrest and the Reduction of Repeat Wife Assault by Donald G. Dutton, Stephen D. Hart, Leslie W. Kennedy, and Kirk R. Williams Arrest as a Method to Control Spouse Abuse by Arnold Binder and James Meeker Prosecutorial and Judicial Response Domestic Violence: Its Legal Definitions by James B. Halsted Innovative Approaches to the Prosecution of Domestic Violence Crimes: An Overview by Naomi R. Cahn The Preventive Impacts of Policies for Prosecuting Wife Batterers by David Ford and Mary Jean Regoli The Court's Response to Interpersonal Violence: A Comparison of Intimate and Nonintimate Assault by Kathleen J. Ferraro and Tascha Boychuk Do Restraining Orders Help? Battered Women's Experience with Male Violence and Legal Process by Molly Chaudhuri and Kathleen Daly Criminal Justice Intervention and Victims Role of Victim Preference in Determining Police Response to Victims of Domestic Violence by Eve S. Buzawa, Thomas L. Austin, James Bannon, and James Jackson Framing and Reframing Battered Women by Evan Stark Index

Reviews

"?This volume will be helpful to the new student of domestic violence, the social scientist already immersed in the study of wife battering, and the practitioner who is attempting to unravel the complexity of policy and practice in the criminal justice system. Overall, this volume makes a strong, useful, and timely contribution to the continually growing body of work on domestic violence.?-Family Relations ""This volume will be helpful to the new student of domestic violence, the social scientist already immersed in the study of wife battering, and the practitioner who is attempting to unravel the complexity of policy and practice in the criminal justice system. Overall, this volume makes a strong, useful, and timely contribution to the continually growing body of work on domestic violence.""-Family Relations"

?This volume will be helpful to the new student of domestic violence, the social scientist already immersed in the study of wife battering, and the practitioner who is attempting to unravel the complexity of policy and practice in the criminal justice system. Overall, this volume makes a strong, useful, and timely contribution to the continually growing body of work on domestic violence.?-Family Relations ""This volume will be helpful to the new student of domestic violence, the social scientist already immersed in the study of wife battering, and the practitioner who is attempting to unravel the complexity of policy and practice in the criminal justice system. Overall, this volume makes a strong, useful, and timely contribution to the continually growing body of work on domestic violence.""-Family Relations

?This volume will be helpful to the new student of domestic violence, the social scientist already immersed in the study of wife battering, and the practitioner who is attempting to unravel the complexity of policy and practice in the criminal justice system. Overall, this volume makes a strong, useful, and timely contribution to the continually growing body of work on domestic violence.?-Family Relations

Author Information

EVE S. BUZAWA is a Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She received her Bachelors degree from the University of Rochester and her Masters and Doctorate from Michigan State University. She has authored numerous articles and chapters in the areas of policing and domestic violence. Dr. Buzawa currently is Editor of a 5 volume series on Gender and Crime and the author of the forthcoming volume Women as Victims. CARL G. BUZAWA is currently an attorney in private practice. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Rochester, his Masters degree from the University of Michigan in Political Science, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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