Domestic violence and abuse : a reference handbook /
"A comprehensive and timely resource for students, activists, educators and advocates, Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a rich and scholarly assessment of this important social issue while also including stories and profiles for a more personal understanding. Domestic...
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO,
[2020]
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| 520 | |a "A comprehensive and timely resource for students, activists, educators and advocates, Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a rich and scholarly assessment of this important social issue while also including stories and profiles for a more personal understanding. Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough review of the most recent research about intimate partner violence. Additionally, a historical review provides readers with a sense of how views on domestic violence have changed over time and how different policies and practices have and have not been successful. Appropriate for readers at the high school level and above, the volume focuses on the scope, extent, and characteristics of domestic violence and offers several unique elements, including profiles of significant individuals, personal stories from advocates, activists and survivors, and a review of controversial issues. The volume also includes a chronology of key events, relevant data and documents, primary source data, and recommended resources. --Compiles the most recent data about victims and offenders, thereby correcting many misconceptions about domestic violence --Offers a timeline of critical events for readers to understand the history of the movement --Includes primary source documents and personal stories, which help make the book beneficial to all readers --Addresses the most common controversies in the field, allowing readers to support more informed positions." -- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Background and history -- A global overview -- Risk of victimization -- Understanding abusers -- Insights from criminology theory -- Effects on victims -- Criminal justice interventions -- Services for victims -- Prevention programs -- History of efforts to end domestic violence in the United States -- Current issues -- References -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Introduction -- Do athletes commit more sexual assault and domestic violence -- Are men abused as frequently as women -- Which groups are disproportionally victimized and why -- What happens when abuse occurs within progressive groups or organizations -- Should domestic violence be automatic grounds for asylum or refugee status -- Should children be removed from abusive homes -- What is the connection between pet abuse and domestic violence -- Is arming victims of domestic violence an appropriate intervention to stop abuse -- Should domestic violence offenders be allowed to own firearms -- What role does mass media play in domestic violence -- Are restraining orders a good way to protect victims -- Do mandatory arrest policies in domestic violence cases work -- Is a feminist perspective the best approach to domestic violence advocacy -- What is the role of health-care professionals in domestic violence cases -- Is the shelter model of domestic violence services the best way to help victims -- What role can self-defense classes play in efforts to prevent sexual or domestic violence -- How accurate is battered woman syndrome -- How effective are batterer intervention programs -- References -- Perspectives -- Introduction -- Why I am an advocate against domestic violence in the Bahamas: we must continue to strive -- Moving on from dating violence -- Rolling with the punches -- Abuse from a male survivor's perspective -- Why I volunteer with victims of domestic violence -- Abuse is everywhere, but we can stop it -- A counselor's perspective -- How abuse can turn you into something you're not and how to reclaim yourself -- Profiles -- People -- Organizations -- References -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology. | |
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