Heavy Hands An Introduction to the Crime of Intimate and Family Violence

by Gosselin, Denise Kindschi

• ISBN13: 9780136139034
• ISBN10: 0136139035
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-28
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Significantly updated in this edition, this book discusses many family violence issues in a comprehensive and easy to understand format. Chapters begin with scenarios and include case studies, in-depth feature boxes and current events that connect difficult topics to real life situations.

This book contains a robust supplement package, new internet-based chapter exercises and end-of-chapter questions that address the changes in family violence, practice, policy and research. Some examples of new content include:

-A new chapter on Violence Against Women Around the World

-Section on research and sources of family violence data

-Two chapters on child abuse

-Chapter on adolescent perpetrators

-Chapter on gay and lesbian partner abuse

-Internet-based exercises

Heavy Hands is an ideal resource for individuals interested in the field of criminal justice, criminology, or sociology.

Table of Contents

Global Violence Against Women

History of Violence in the Family

Research and Theory on Family Violence

Child Abuse

Investigating Child Abuse

Adolescent Perpetrators

Intimate Partner Violence

Gay and Lesbian Partner Abuse

Abuse in Later Life

Adult Perpetrators

The Police Response to IPV

Adult Stalking and Homicide

The Court Response to IPV

Research on the Internet

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