Abetting batterers : what police, prosecutors, and courts aren't doing to protect America's women /

Abetting batterers : what police, prosecutors, and courts aren't doing to protect America's women /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Klein, Andrew R., author.
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Description:	xi, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Abused women -- United States. Wife abuse -- United States. Family violence -- United States. Abusive men -- United States. Abused women. Abusive men. Family violence. Wife abuse. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10893512

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Other authors / contributors:	Klein, Jessica L., author.
ISBN:	9781442248274 1442248270
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.
Other form:	Online version: Klein, Andrew R., author. Abetting batterers. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] 9781442248281
Standard no.:	40026257025

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Right of Chastisement, A Husband's Responsibility
1. Counting Domestic Violence Victims
2. Victim Advocacy and Services Helpful, But Insufficient
3. Prying Open Courthouse (Back) Doors
4. Making Domestic Violence a Real Crime
5. Encouraging Domestic Violence Arrests
6. Prosecuting Abusers
7. Sentencing Abusers
8. Unfinished Business
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors