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Helping battered women : new perspectives and remedies /

"Helping Battered Women" provides an overview of programs and policies for helping battered women. It covers a wide range of possible responses and interventions by police, doctors, social workers, and psychiatrists, and includes chapters on hotlines, women's shelters, support groups,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Roberts, Albert R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : myths and realities regarding battered women / Albert R. Roberts
  • Social action for battered women / Susan E. Roche and Pam J. Sadoski
  • A comparative analysis of incarcerated battered women and a community sample of battered women / Albert R. Roberts
  • Social work and criminal justice responses to elder abuse in New York City / Patricia Brownell
  • Domestic violence and woman battering : theories and practice implications / Diane C. Dwyer [and others]
  • Police responses to battered women : past, present, and future ; Court responses to battered women / Albert R. Roberts
  • The criminalization of woman battering : planned change experiences in New York State / Lisa A. Frisch and Joseph M. Caruso
  • Battered women, homicide, and the legal system / Mindy B. Mechanic
  • Shelter-based crisis intervention with battered women / Sophia F. Dziegielewski, Cheryl Resnick, and Nora B. Krause.
  • Children of battered women : research, programs, and services / Bonnie E. Carlson
  • Mental health interventions with battered women / Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson and Thomas Jackson
  • The false connection between adult domestic violence and alcohol / Theresa M. Zubretsky and Karla M. Digirolamo
  • Latina battered women : barriers to service delivery and cultural considerations / Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
  • Epilogue : helping battered women / Ann A. Abbott.