Domestic violence : facts and fallacies / Richard L. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Richard L., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--Government policy--United States.

Family violence.

Family violence--United States--Prevention.

Family violence--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

202 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.

Summary:

An honest and insightful discussion of domestic violence from the perspective of a police officer who has experienced it in his home and encountered it professionally.

Contents:

2. Shift of Resolve 7

3. Roadmap 15

4. Pieces of the Puzzle 27

5. Opening Closed Doors 47

6. From Those in the Valley 69

7. Mandatory Arrest and Restraining Orders 83

8. A Domestic Violence Prototype: Teaching, Enforcement, and Mediation 97

9. The Winds of Change 105

Appendix I. The National Institute of Justice Studies 133

Appendix II. Family Disputes 141

Appendix III. Police Policy and Procedure 149

Appendix IV. Domestic Violence Policy Involving Law Enforcement Personnel 159

Appendix V. A Clear and Concise Policy 165

Appendix VI. Massachusetts General Law C.290A 169

Appendix VII. Massachusetts General Law 265 S.43, Stalking 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-197) and index.

ISBN:

0275961265

OCLC:

37353759