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| Acknowledgments | v | ||
| Chapter 1 Family Violence and the Life-Course Perspective | 1 | (12) | |
| Chapter 2 Research Methodology and the Study of Family Violence and the Life Course | 13 | (30) | |
| Chapter 3 Explaining Family Violence | 43 | (36) | |
| Chapter 4 Violence at the Beginning of the Life Course: Child Abuse and Neglect | 79 | (44) | |
| Chapter 5 Violence in Early Adulthood and Beyond: Violence Between Intimate Partners | 123 | (30) | |
| Chapter 6 Violence at the End of the Life Course: Elder Abuse and Neglect | 153 | (40) | |
| Chapter 7 The Police and Social Service Response to Family Violence | 193 | (52) | |
| Chapter 8 The Courts and Family Violence: Issues and Innovations | 245 | (38) | |
| Chapter 9 Corrections and Family Violence: Treatment and Punishment Issues | 283 | (30) | |
| Chapter 10 Co-occuring Violence and the Life-Course Perspective | 313 | (24) | |
| Chapter 11 Family Violence: A Look Back, Recommendations, and a Look to the Future | 337 | (10) | |
| Bibliography | 347 | (80) | |
| Subject Index | 427 | (16) | |
| Name Index | 443 | (16) | |
| About the Authors | 459 |
