That family violence injures and kills its victims both physically and psychologically was established over two decades ago by early researchers in this field. Abused and Battered heralds the second generation of domestic abuse research: it examines the implications of the legal and social responses to both victims and offenders by systematically addressing the intended and unintended consequences of programs and procedures designed to ameliorate the effects of spousal and child abuse.
Contributors to this multidisciplinary volume represent the leading perspectives in public health, law and criminal justice, psychology, and sociology. They provide new and sophisticated insights regarding the etiology of the multiple forms of family abuse and they suggest innovative strategies for mitigating the anguish resulting from physical and emotional violence against adults and children within households.
The results of this research will be of interest to students and practitioners in sociology, public health, psychology and family studies, and to clinicians and therapists who treat victims or offenders.
Industry Reviews
-In this multidisciplinary collection, contributors explore persistent problems associated with the unresponsiveness of the police and the criminal justice system to victims of family violence, and the effects of prosecutorial discretion on such victims... Upper-division undergraduates and above.-
--Y. Peterson, Choice
-The evaluation studies in this volume underscore many of the problems researchers face, as well as the creative and ingenious approaches that they adopt to appraise programs and processes designed to reduce the injurious effects of family violence. The book is a welcome addition to the family violence literature. It is effectively organized and well written... [T]he book can stand alone as a course text.-
--Ann Goetting, Contemporary Sociology
-The strengths of this book include its coverage of both social and legal aspects of intervention, the inclusion of both quantitative and qualitative research studies, and the recognition that different types of abuse and victimization often occur within the same family.-
--N. Zoe Hilton, Canadian Journal of Criminology
-The volume presents important new research... The book would make an excellent supplemental text for a course on family violence.-
--Richard J. Gelles, Journal of Marriage and Family
-Abuse and Battered heralds the second generation of domestic abuse research: it examines the implications of the legal and social responses to both victims and offenders by systematically addressing the intended and unintended consequences of programs and procedures designed to ameliorate the effects of spousal and child abuse.-
--Adolescence "In this multidisciplinary collection, contributors explore persistent problems associated with the unresponsiveness of the police and the criminal justice system to victims of family violence, and the effects of prosecutorial discretion on such victims... Upper-division undergraduates and above."
--Y. Peterson, Choice
"The evaluation studies in this volume underscore many of the problems researchers face, as well as the creative and ingenious approaches that they adopt to appraise programs and processes designed to reduce the injurious effects of family violence. The book is a welcome addition to the family violence literature. It is effectively organized and well written... [T]he book can stand alone as a course text."
--Ann Goetting, Contemporary Sociology
"The strengths of this book include its coverage of both social and legal aspects of intervention, the inclusion of both quantitative and qualitative research studies, and the recognition that different types of abuse and victimization often occur within the same family."
--N. Zoe Hilton, Canadian Journal of Criminology
"The volume presents important new research... The book would make an excellent supplemental text for a course on family violence."
--Richard J. Gelles, Journal of Marriage and Family
"Abuse and Battered heralds the second generation of domestic abuse research: it examines the implications of the legal and social responses to both victims and offenders by systematically addressing the intended and unintended consequences of programs and procedures designed to ameliorate the effects of spousal and child abuse."
--Adolescence "In this multidisciplinary collection, contributors explore persistent problems associated with the unresponsiveness of the police and the criminal justice system to victims of family violence, and the effects of prosecutorial discretion on such victims... Upper-division undergraduates and above."
--Y. Peterson, Choice
"The evaluation studies in this volume underscore many of the problems researchers face, as well as the creative and ingenious approaches that they adopt to appraise programs and processes designed to reduce the injurious effects of family violence. The book is a welcome addition to the family violence literature. It is effectively organized and well written... [T]he book can stand alone as a course text."
--Ann Goetting, Contemporary Sociology
"The strengths of this book include its coverage of both social and legal aspects of intervention, the inclusion of both quantitative and qualitative research studies, and the recognition that different types of abuse and victimization often occur within the same family."
--N. Zoe Hilton, Canadian Journal of Criminology
"The volume presents important new research... The book would make an excellent supplemental text for a course on family violence."
--Richard J. Gelles, Journal of Marriage and Family
"Abuse and Battered heralds the second generation of domestic abuse research: it examines the implications of the legal and social responses to both victims and offenders by systematically addressing the intended and unintended consequences of programs and procedures designed to ameliorate the effects of spousal and child abuse."
--Adolescence
