Abetting batterers : what police, prosecutors, and courts aren't doing to protect America's women /

"Whatever the number, domestic violence victims remain far too many for a preventable crime. More and more victims of intimate partner violence are reaching out to police, prosecutors and judges only to be sorely disappointed, even betrayed. While laws and programs have multiplied over the last...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Klein, Andrew R. (Autor), Klein, Jessica L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Temas:
Abused women > United States.
Wife abuse > United States.
Family violence > United States.
Abusive men > United States.
Femmes victimes de violence > États-Unis.
Femmes > Violence envers > États-Unis.
Violence familiale > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Abused women
Abusive men
Family violence
Wife abuse
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Right of Chastisement, A Husband's Responsibility
  • 1. Counting Domestic Violence Victims
  • 2. Victim Advocacy and Services Helpful, But Insufficient
  • 3. Prying Open Court House (Back) Doors
  • 4. Making Domestic Violence a Real Crime
  • 5. Encouraging Domestic Violence Arrests
  • 6. Prosecuting Abusers
  • 7. Sentencing Abusers
  • 8. Unfinished Business.

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