Responding to Domestic Violence

The Integration of Criminal Justice and Human Services

Eve S. Buzawa, Carl G. Buzawa, Barbara J. Hart

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781544351278
• eBook ISBN: 9781544351292
• Edition: 6
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Criminology
• Index: Social Sciences

A fresh look at the response to domestic violence in the United States today by experts in their field.

Responding to Domestic Violence explores the response to domestic and intimate partner violence by the criminal justice system as well as public and non-profit social service and health care agencies. After providing a brief theoretical overview of the causes of domestic violence and its prevalence in society, the expert author team covers such key topics as barriers to intervention, variations in arrest practices, the role of state and federal legislation, and case prosecution. Focusing on both survivors and offenders, the book provides a thorough exploration of modern strategies to address the realities and needs of all survivors. The new edition offers new chapters on Special Populations at Risk, Victim Services, Coercive Control, Intimate Partner Stalking, and Civil and Criminal Protection Orders. All remaining chapters have been substantially or completely rewritten to reflect the growing body of research in the field.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Chapter One Introduction The Role and Context of Agency Responses to Domestic Violence
• Part One What Is Domestic Violence?
• Chapter Two Matters of History, Faith, and Society
• Chapter Three The Extent and Impact of Domestic Violence
• Chapter Four Theoretical Explanations for Domestic Violence
• Part Two The Criminal Justice Response
• Chapter Five Coercive Control Contributed by Evan Stark
• Chapter Six Special Populations at Risk
• Chapter Seven Selective Screening Barriers to Intervention
• Chapter Eight Domestic Violence Legislation
• Chapter Nine Policing Domestic Violence
• Chapter Ten Prosecuting Domestic Violence The Journey From a Roadblock to a Change Agent?
• Chapter Eleven The Judicial Response
• Chapter Twelve Civil and Criminal Protection Orders
• Part Three The Societal Response
• Chapter Thirteen Community-Based and Court-Sponsored Diversions
• Chapter Fourteen Victim Services
• Chapter Fifteen Intimate Partner Stalking A Rapidly Evolving Problem
• Chapter Sixteen The Coercive Control of Children, and the Institutional Response Contributed By Evan Stark
• Chapter Seventeen Conclusion1 Toward the Prevention and Control of Domestic Violence: Challenges and Opportunities
• References
• Index