Legal interventions in family violence research findings and policy implications.

Legal interventions in family violence research findings and policy implications.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [1998]
Description:	viii, 78 p. ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Research report Research report (National Institute of Justice (U.S.))
Subject:	Family violence -- United States -- Prevention. Victims of family violence -- Services for -- United States. Intervention (Criminal procedure) -- United States. Family violence -- Prevention. Intervention (Criminal procedure) Victims of family violence -- Services for. United States.
Format:	U.S. Federal Government Document Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3394510

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Other authors / contributors:	National Institute of Justice (U.S.) American Bar Association. Section of Criminal Justice. American Bar Association. Commission on Domestic Violence.
Notes:	"A project of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, Commission on Domestic Violence, Center on Children and the Law, and the Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly presented to the National Institute of Justice." "July 1998." Includes bibliographical references. Available via Internet. Address as of 3/4/08: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/171666.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
GPO item no.:	0718-A-03 0718-A-03 (online)
Govt.docs classification:	J 28.24/3:L 52

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Research on legal interventions in child maltreatment cases
Children's testimony
Prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases
Sentencing
Impact of domestic violence on children's behavior
Ch. 2. Research on legal interventions in elder abuse cases
Coordination and collaboration
Recommendations to state courts
Ch. 3. Research on legal interventions in domestic violence cases
Batterer and victim characteristics
Civil protection orders
Arrest
Prosecution and defense
Court-ordered treatment
Statistical reports on family violence.