Domestic Violence : The Criminal Justice Response

by Eve S Buzawa

• ISBN13: 9780761924470
• ISBN10: 0761924477
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-22
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

The new Third Edition of Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response offers a thorough and major revision of one of the top books in the field of domestic violence and is the only text to focus on criminal justice responses which provide a detailed look inside the criminal justice system. Domestic Violence is unique in its emphasis on the victim's perspective, including the victim's needs as well as preferences for and satisfaction with intervention. It documents the diversity of victims and how this diversity affects their service needs and the impact of interventions, including unanticipated consequences of current aggressive efforts. It also looks at diversity among batterers and how these differences affect the success of various intervention strategies. The Third Edition includes a wealth of new empirical research on how the criminal justice system's responses to domestic violence have changed in the last several years. As prominent authorities in the field, the authors offer a balanced view and critical analysis of the current and potential impact of these changes as well as of the new data and findings. In accordance with the sweeping changes undertaken by the criminal justice system, the text includes significant expansion of coverage on efforts made by prosecutors' offices and courts as well as strategies to protect victims through victim advocacy and other services. For the last decade, Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response has been a key reference for law schools, police departments, legal practitioners, and policymakers as well as students and researchers in the fields of Criminal Justice, Criminology, Women's Studies, Family Law, Sociology, Psychology, and Social Work/Counseling. This volume is an essential addition to curriculums, libraries, and reference resources serving this important area of both study and practice.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Role and Context of the CJ System

The Primacy of the CJ System

A. Have Multiple Goals of the CJ System led to a loss of clarity?

B. Why Changes Occurred?

PART I: CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM

Chapter 2 - Defining and Measuring Domestic Violence and its Impact

A. What is Domestic Violence

B. How Definitions Impact upon Measurement

C. How Widespread is Domestic Violence: The Problem of Conflicing Studies

D. What is the Incidence of Domestic Violence

E. The Impact of Domestic Violence

F. Is Stalking the Prototypical Offence on Dating Relationships?

Chapter 3 - Risk Markers for Victims, Offenders, and Families

A. Specialized Profile

B. Risk Factors for Victims and the Phenomenon of Revictimization

C. Risk Markers for Families and Sociological Based Theories of the Incidence of Domestic Violence

Chapter 4 - Societal and Historical Factors in Domestic Violence

A. Does Society Create an Atmosphere Conducive to Domestic Violence?

B. Religion and Historical Perspectives

C. The Context of Early American strategies and interventions

D. Does History still Matter

PART II: THE EVOLVING POLICE RESPONSE

Chapter 5 - The Traditional Police Response and Early Innovations

A. The Traditional Approach: Minimal Intervention

B. Crisis Management

C. Does Police Intervention Help?

Chapter 6 - The Push for Greater Criminal Justice Intervention

A. Political Pressure on the Criminal Justice System

B. The Role of Research in Forcing Change

C. Legal Liability as an Agent for Change

Chapter 7 - The Development of State and Federal Legislation

A. Domestic Violence Related Laws

B. Specific Anti-Stalking Legislation

C. The Federal Legislative Response

Chapter 8 - The Increased Policy Preference for Arrest

A. The Increasing Policy Preference for Arrest

B. The Limits and Costs of Mandatory Arrest

C. The Cost of Unintended Effects of Arrest

D. The Diversity for the Victim Needs and Divergent Impacts of Madatory Arrest

Chapter 9 - Factors Effecting Organizational Variations

A. Situational and Incident Characteristics

B. Police Evaluation of Victim Traits and Conduct

C. Assailant Behavior and Demeanor

D. Organizational Variations Among Police Departments

E. The Importance of Training

F. Domestic Violence in the Context of Community Policing

Chapter 10 - Variations in Police Response to Domestic and Non-Domestic Violence

A. Impact of Differential Police Interveintions

PART III: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ARREST? THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTORS AND THE COURTS

Chapter 11 - Classic Patterns of Non-Intervention by the Prosecutors and Courts

A. The Victim's Experience

B. Unique Factors Limiting Effectiveness of Prosecutors in Combating Domestic Violence

C. The Impact of Pro-Arrest Practices: The Dilemma of Growing Caseloads

D. Case Disposition by the Judiciary

Chapter 12 - The Increased Role of Restraining and Protective Orders

A. The Increasing Use of Protective Orders

B. The Complex Problem of Re-Abuse

C. Are there Other Avenues for Civil Court Relief of Violence?

Chapter 13 - The Changing Prosecutorial Response

A. Victim Support And Victim Advocacy Programs Within Prosecutor Offices

B. No - Drop Policies

C. Victims Charged with Child Endagerment

D. Are there Alternate Models of Empowering Victims that Prosecutors can Follow?

E. Can Comprehensive Prosecutorial Programs have an Impact on Domestic Violence: A Case Study

Chapter 14 - Judicial Innovations: the First Steps Diversions from the Criminal Justice Systems

A. The Lack of a Coordinated Response by the Judiciary

B. Court Sponsored Diversions

C. Court Sponsored Mediation Programs

D. Batterer Intervention Programs

Chapter 15 - Innovations in Judicial Processing and Disposition

A. The Role of Specialized Domestic Courts

B. Integrated Domestic Violence Case Management

C. Integrated Coordinating Councils

D. Do Integrated Programs Work?