Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence
Author: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The American Bar Association offers information on the Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence, which is designed to be adapted to individual states. The code treats domestic and family violence as a crime requiring aggressive and thorough intervention. The chapters of the code include general provisions, criminal penalties and procedures, civil protection orders, and prevention and treatment.
State Codes on Domestic Violence
Author: Barbara J. HartPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788108867
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
A report and analysis of the achievements of legal reform efforts over the last 2 decades directed at ending domestic violence, protecting its victims and both constraining and transforming its perpetrators. Identifies the array of state codes on civil protection orders, child custody, civil damages, social and health services, arrest and law enforcement responsibilities, and rules of evidence for battered women defendants. Offers commentary on the law and the social context in which it operates. Articulates recommendations for further law reform efforts.
Comparison of West Virginia Law Regarding Domestic and Family Violence to the Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Author: Carrie WebsterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Domestic relations
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Family Violence/Legislative Update
Author: Louis W. McHardyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788185470
Category : Child abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Contains a state-by-state review of 1998 legislative action addressing the problems of domestic violence & the needs of its victims & their children. Each state entry includes information on legislative sessions & actions including criminal penalties & procedures, civil orders for protection, prevention & treatment, family & children, & other related legislation. Includes charts of legislative trends & legislative activity in 1998, & information on state domestic violence coalitions & state legislative contacts.
Family Violence/Legislative Update
Author: Louis W. McHardyPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788143522
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Contains a state-by-state review of 1995 legislative action addressing the problems of domestic violence & the needs of its victims & their children. Each state entry includes information on legislative sessions & actions including criminal penalties & procedures, civil orders for protection, prevention & treatment, family & children, & other related legislation. Includes information on state domestic violence coalitions & state legislative contacts.
A National Curriculum for Presenting the Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence
Author: Domestic Violence
Author: Patricia G. BarnesPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815330639
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Domestic violence has evolved in recent years from a husband's prerogative, to a technical violation of the law, to a crime with potentially serious consequences. As the toll of domestic violence becomes increasingly apparent, society is growing less and less tolerant of it. This three-volume series charts a revolution that arguably is as important to the lives of women as obtaining the rights to own property and to vote.Through incisive articles by leading authorities, landmark cases and diverse historical and contemporary documents, this three-volume set explores the history, nature and causes of domestic violence. A comprehensive introduction by the editor provides an analytical overview of the problem, presents a wide variety of viewpoints on controversial issues and a roadmap to challenges that lay ahead.The series chronicles the legal systems historically lackluster response to battering, tactics used by victims to force authorities to respond to their calls for help and innovative efforts underway to deter the problem through, among other things, education and enhanced legal sanctions.Libraries, law schools, law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, medical and social service professionals will find these books to be an indispensable reference work, the richest and most comprehensive collection available on the subject of domestic violence. For scholars in diverse fields such as history, sociology, psychology and women's studies, the anthology is an invaluable tool for interdisciplinary research. All readers will find the series to be a treasure trove of information regarding the evolving status of women in modern history.
Responding to Domestic Violence
Author: Eve S. BuzawaPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1544351305
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 729
Book Description
Responding to Domestic Violence explores the response to domestic and intimate partner violence by the criminal justice system as well as public and non-profit social service and health care agencies. Thoroughly revised by an expert author team, this book provides a thorough exploration of modern strategies to address the realities and needs of all survivors.
Women and Domestic Violence
Author: Lynette FederPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113507321X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
You can come to understand the nature, causes, consequences, and treatments for domestic violence! In reading Women and Domestic Violence: An Interdisciplinary Approach, you'll come to see the need for a more transdisciplinary attack on one of the world's greatest and most historically prevalent social crimes: spouse abuse. This collection of legal, psychological, criminological, and law enforcement approaches to this long-standing problem will expand your range of understanding and more directly focus your efforts to stamp out family abuse in your neighborhood. Overall, Women and Domestic Violence will show you how spousal abuse has damaged our society since the times of Homer, rocked our families since the colonists settled in America, and strained our prisons since the days of Julius Caesar. Also, more importantly, you'll explore current data regarding police handlings of domestic abuse calls and see what today's psychological literature is saying about the developments of this behavioral disorder. Specifically, you'll read about: the history of wife abuse the latest trends in civil legal relief an overview of how police deal with domestic violence calls the impact of batterer counseling on the frequency of domestic assault incidents Everyone, including chiefs of police, family science educators, law professors, judges, and psychologists interested in stemming the rising tide of domestic assault occurrences will want to read Women and Domestic Violence. Its timely and up-to-date contents will help steer your community away from repeating history's shameful mistakes, and you'll find what you can do in your field to restore discipline and contentment to the families in your neighborhood.