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Previous edition: 2012.Policing Domestic Violence
How Do Police Decide Whether to Review
Key Situational and Incident Characteristics
Victim Specific Variables in the Decision to Arrest
Offender Specific Variables in the Decision to Arrest
Variations Within Police Departments
Community Characteristics
The Controversy over Mandatory Arrest
Arrests and Minority Populations: A Special Case?
The Role of Victim Satisfaction in Reporting Re-Victimization
The Increase in Dual Arrests
Is a Uniform Arrest Policy Justified in the Context of Victim Needs?
The Limitations of Police Arrests in Response to Stalking
CHAPTER 8. Prosecuting Domestic Violence
The Varied Reasons for Case Attrition
The Changing Prosecutorial Response
Victims Charged With Child Endangerment
The Likelihood of Conviction
Are there Effective Alternatives to Mandatory Prosecution?
CHAPTER 9.
CHAPTER 1. Introduction
Purpose and Overview
The Domestic Violence Revolution: Taking Stock
Is the Domestic Violence Revolution a Success?
The Challenges Before Us
Challenges to a Criminal Justice Approach
The Evolution of this Text
Organization of this Edition
PART I. What is Domestic Violence?
CHAPTER 2. Defining the Problem
The Nature and Extent of Domestic Violence
Controversies of Definitions
Domestic Violence Offenses
Who are the Victims
The Impact of Domestic Violence
Psychological and Quality of Life Effects on Victims
Monetary Costs
Domestic Violence in the Workplace
The Impact on Children and Adolescents
The Specialized Problem of Stalking in Relationships
CHAPTER 3. Matters of History, Faith, and Society
Historic Attitudes on Domestic Violence
The Continuing Importance of History
The Religious Basis for Abuse
The Social Critique Perspective on History and Religion
CHAPTER 4. Theoretical Approaches
The Complexity of Analyzing Intimate partner Abuse
Individual Focused Theories of Violence
Who is Most at Risk of Battering?
Biological and Psychological-Based Theories
Is Substance Abuse the Linkage Among Sociobiological, Psychological, and Sociological Theories
Are Certain Families Violent?
Is Domestic Violence an Intergenerational Problem?
Sociodemographic Correlates of Violence and Underserved Populations
Coercive Control
PART II: The Criminal Justice Response
CHAPTER 5. Selective Screening: Barriers to Intervention
Victim Case Screening
The Police Response
Prosecutorial Screening Prior to Adjudication
Prosecutorial Autonomy
Case Attrition by Victims: Self-Doubts and the Complexity of Motivation
A Judicial Annoyance: Handling Battling Families
The Decision to Access Victim Services
CHAPTER 6. The Impetus for Change
Political Pressure
The Role of Research in Promoting Change
The Evolution of Research Supporting the Primacy of Arrest
The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
The Replication Studies
Legal Liability as an Agent for Change
CHAPTER 7.
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Responding to domestic violence : the integration of criminal justice and human services by Eva Schlesinger Buzawa. ISBN 9781506311111. Published by SAGE in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.