Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies: Policies, Programs, and Legal Remedies [Hardcover]

Albert R. Roberts (Author), Marjory D. Fields (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195151704 | ISBN-13: 978-0195151701 | Publication Date: March 28, 2002 | Edition: 1

Public awareness regarding the life-threatening nature and intense traumatic impact of domestic violence has substantially increased in the past decade. At the same time, dramatic changes have taken place regarding criminal justice and social work policies and practices applied to domestic violence intervention. And while the prevalence of domestic violence has declined slightly, national estimates still indicate that every year, approximately eight million women are abused, battered, stalked, or killed by their husbands, boyfriends, and other intimate partners. Featuring cutting-edge research and expert intervention strategies, the Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies: Policies, Programs, and Legal Remedies is designed to prepare professionals to swiftly and compassionately meet the multiple needs of women and children who have suffered from domestic violence. This original and indispensable volume focuses on the numerous advances in legal remedies, program developments, treatment protocols, and multidisciplinary perspectives. It is a comprehensive guide to the latest research, public policies, and legal and criminal justice responses, covering federal and state legislation as well as trends in police and court responses to domestic violence. This is the first book to include court-based technology developments and new research related to the duration and intensity of woman battering. Highlighting actual cases and promising programs, the handbook also addresses important social work issues, including risk assessment protocols, a new five level continuum of woman battering, intervention methods, and treatment models. The book also examines the myriad legal issues and health problems facing the most neglected and vulnerable battered women. Written by expert practitioners and leading scholars in the field, the book's 23 chapters provide rich insights into the complexities and challenges of addressing domestic violence. This timely and definitive handbook is recommended for students, clinicians, policy makers, and researchers in the fields of social work, victim services, criminal justice, hospital administration, mental health counseling, public health, pastoral counseling, law enforcement. In fact, this volume is a critical resource for all helping professionals who are assisting abused women in escaping and remaining free from violent relationships.

Editorial Reviews

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"This up-to-date book is at once pathbreaking and practical, comprehensive and insightful... If the goal is to save lives, to prevent domestic violence injuries, and to secure justice, the Handbook of Intervention Strategies in Domestic Violence is a must-read." --Criminal Justice Library

"The word 'handbook' does not fully capture this incredibly comprehensive survey of the field of domestic violence, including what we know, current practices, and challenges across the professions. This book would be an excellent sourcebook for domestic violence courses in social work, criminal justice, law schools, and undergraduate departments."--Joan S. Meier, J.D., Director, Domestic Violence Clinics, and Professor of Clinical Law, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

"This is the text for which I have been searching. The chapters are timely, relevant, and deal with many of the key intervention strategies in domestic violence. This book will be of special value to law, social work, and criminal justice students and practitioners. If you are going to purchase one book on domestic violence this year, this should be the one. I expect it to become a classic."--Charles Lindner, J.D., M.S.W., Professor, Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

"This book represents a tremendous achievement in integration of knowledge in the field. It is a text that is practical for students and practitioners. The book makes a great contribution to practice knowledge. It is the most illuminating and practical volume on domestic violence published in the last 20 years. It is must reading for all social workers."--Cynthia G.S. Franklin, Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Social Work concentration, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin and Editor-in-Chief, Children and Families journal

"Finally, a proactive approach to domestic violence geared toward both practitioners and academicians. A must-read for all service providers whether a novice or expert in the field. Roberts has assembled a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team of contributors to produce a scholarly reader that has the potential to impact domestic violence policy."--Laura J. Moriarty, Ph.D., Professor Criminal Justice and Assistant Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Dr. Roberts has succeeded in bringing together the work of senior researchers and clinicians in this outstanding and comprehensive volume on domestic violence. The book includes descriptions of innovative programs and practical interventions for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and the children who witness the conflicts, illustrated with compelling cases examples and grounded in a review of the latest research. I would recommend this book without hesitation as an outstanding example of evidence-based practice, both to experienced practitioners wishing to stay up-to-date with policy, practice and research, and to students reading their first book on the subject."--Cheryl Regehr, Ph.D., C.S.W., Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work and Director, Centre for Applied Social Research, University of Toronto, Canada

About the Author

Albert R. Roberts is at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (March 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195151704
• ISBN-13: 978-0195151701
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Resource, April 17, 2002

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This review is from: Handbook of Intervention Strategies With Domestic Violence: Policies, Programs, and Legal Remedies (Paperback)

The Handbook of Intervention Strategies with Domestic Violence Strategies covers public policy, the justice system, health care, crisis intervention, advocacy, and special at risk groups. This book provides a comprehensive overview of domestic violence using research, case studies, theory, and social data. I would recommend this book to social workers, lawyers, judges, counselors, and law enforcement personnel. The book is insightful and easy to read.

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This review is from: Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies: Policies, Programs, and Legal Remedies (Hardcover)

This is a very informative book. I learned things I needed to know. I feel that those who are victums of Domestic Violence could be possibly helped by the information in this book. P. H.