Domestic violence : the criminal justice response /
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Author / Creator: | Buzawa, Eva Schlesinger |
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Imprint: | Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1990. |
Description: | 156 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in crime, law, and justice v. 6 |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1089136 |
Summary: | What action should institutions in the criminal justice system take in response to domestic violence? What influence do the police, law courts and social services have on the pattern of domestic violence? These and other crucial questions are approached in this unique book which focuses on the individual institutions within the criminal justice system. It gives a full account of the present situation and makes some interesting recommendations for the future. |
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Item Description: | Includes index. |
Physical Description: | 156 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 142-150. |
ISBN: | 0803935757 0803935765 |