Description |
xlviii, 1111 pages ; 26 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
Series |
American casebook series.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xxix). |
Contents |
History and overview -- Domestic violence: causes, effects, and treatment -- Cross-cultural issues: survivors of domestic violence who face multiple oppressions -- Battering in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer relationships -- Suing batterers in tort actions -- Civil restraining orders -- Children in homes where domestic violence takes place -- Alternative dispute resolution -- Rape of intimate partners -- Law enforcement response -- Prosecutorial response -- Judges, courts, and sentencing batterers -- Victims of domestic violence as criminal defendants -- Federal responses: violence against women act, restrictions on firearms -- Confidentiality and safety issues, including mandatory reporting of domestic violence -- Financial, employment, and housing issues affecting survivors of domestic violence -- Immigration and human rights issues. |
Subject |
Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases.
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Added Author |
Lemon, Nancy K. D., 1953- editor of compilation.
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ISBN |
9780314277060 (pbk.) |
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0314277064 (pbk.) |
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9780314277350 (pbk. : teacher's manual) |
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0314277358 (pbk. : teacher's manual) |
OCLC # |
849248246 |
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