| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1 The Extent of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence -- 1 Domestic Violence: A Global Phenomenon -- 2 Measuring Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence -- 3 Historical Overview of Domestic Violence -- PART 2 The Nature of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence -- 4 Theories of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence -- 5 A Lifetime of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence -- 6 Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Up Close and Personal |
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7 Intimate Partner Violence within the LGBT+Q CommunityPART 3 Systemsâ#x80;#x99; Responses to Domestic Violence -- 8 Policing Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence -- 9 Prosecuting Intimate Partner Violence -- 10 Prevention is Better than Cure -- Appendices -- Glossary |
| Summary |
"Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice offers readers an overview of domestic violence and its effects on society, including what can be done to curtail its rapid growth and widespread harm. Criminal justice and sociology students will find this text readable, up-to-date, and rich in historical detail. Geared toward the criminal justice system, this text focuses on civil and criminal justice processes, from securing a restraining order to completing an arrest, all the way to the final disposition."--Provided by publisher |
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Family violence.
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LAW -- Forensic Science.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Family violence.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315157092 |
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1315157098 |
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