Abused and Battered: Social and Legal Responses to Family Violence, 1st Edition

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.Abused and Battered: Social and Legal Responses to Family Violence 1st Edition is written by Dean Knudsen and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Abused and Battered are 9781351534185, 1351534181 and the print ISBNs are 9780202304144, 0202304140. Additional ISBNs include 9780202304137, 9781315083131, 9781351534178, 9781351534192.