Domestic violence : the criminal justice response / Eve S. Buzawa, Carl G. Buzawa.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Buzawa, Eva Schlesinger.

Contributor:

• Buzawa, Carl G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Wife abuse--United States.
• Wife abuse.
• United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 319 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2003]

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.

Contents:

• 1. Introduction: The Role and Context of the Criminal Justice System 1
• The Primacy of the Criminal Justice System 3
• Have Multiple Goals of the Criminal Justice System Led to a Loss of Clarity? 6
• Why Changes Occurred 8
• Part I Context of the Problem 11
• 2. Defining and Measuring Domestic Violence and Its Impact 13
• What Is Domestic Violence? 13
• How Definitions Affect Measurement 14
• How Widespread Is Domestic Violence? The Problem of Conflicting Studies 17
• What Is the Incidence of Domestic Violence? 20
• The Impact of Domestic Violence 24
• Is Stalking the Prototypical Offense in Dating Relationships? 28
• 3. Risk Markers for Offenders and Victims 31
• Risk Markers for Batterers 31
• Risk Markers for Families and Sociologically Based Theories of the Incidence of Domestic Violence 46
• Risk Markers for Stalkers
• A Specialized Profile 50
• Risk Markers for Victims and the Phenomenon of Revictimization 53
• 4. Societal and Historical Factors in Domestic Violence 57
• Does Society Create an Atmosphere Conducive to Domestic Violence? 57
• Religious and Historical Precedents 57
• The Context of Early American Strategies and Interventions 62
• Does History Still Matter? 64
• Part II The Evolving Police Response 69
• 5. The Traditional Police Response and Early Innovations 71
• The Traditional Approach: Minimal Intervention 71
• Crisis Management 83
• Does Police Intervention Help? 86
• 6. The Push for Criminal Justice Innovation 89
• Political Pressure on the Criminal Justice System 89
• The Role of Research in Forcing Change 91
• Legal Liability As an Agent for Change 104
• 7. The Development of State and Federal Legislation 109
• Domestic Violence-Related Laws 109
• Specific Anti-Stalking Legislation 115
• The Federal Legislative Response 120
• 8. The Increased Policy Preference for Arrest 125
• The Evolution of Arrest Preferences 125
• The Development of Mandatory Arrest Policies 126
• The Limits and Costs of Mandatory Arrest 129
• The Costs and Unintended Effects of Arrest 133
• The Diversity of Victim Needs and Divergent Affects of Mandatory Arrest 138
• 9. Factors Affecting Police Response 143
• Situational and Incident Characteristics 145
• Police Evaluation of Victim Traits and Conduct 148
• Assailant Behavior and Demeanor 151
• Differences in Arrests Among Police Officers 152
• Organizational Variations Among Police Departments 153
• The Importance of Training 155
• Domestic Violence in the Context of Community Policing 158
• 10. Variations in Police Response to Domestic and Nondomestic Assaults 163
• Have There Been Changes in Street-Level Behavior? 163
• How Closely Do Police Follow Proarrest Policies? 165
• The Impact of Differential Police Interventions 172
• Part III What Happens After Arrest? The Role of the Prosecutors and the Courts 175
• 11. Classic Patterns of Nonintervention by the Prosecutors and Courts 177
• The Victim's Experience 177
• Unique Factors Limiting Effectiveness of Prosecutors 180
• The Impact of Proarrest Practices: The Dilemma of Growing Caseloads 188
• 12. The Changing Prosecutorial Response 191
• Victim Support and Victim Advocacy Programs Within Prosecutor Offices 191
• No-Drop Policies 194
• Victims Charged With Child Endangerment 203
• Are There Alternate Models Empowering Victims That Prosecutors Can Follow? 205
• Can Comprehensive Prosecutorial Programs Have an Impact on Domestic Violence? A Case Study 207
• 13. Judicial Innovations: Diversions From the Criminal Justice System 213
• The Lack of a Coordinated Response From the Judiciary 213
• Case Disposition by the Judiciary 214
• Court-Sponsored Diversions 217
• Court-Sponsored Mediation Programs 218
• Batterer Intervention Programs 224
• 14. The Role of Restraining and Protective Orders 233
• The Increasing Role of the Civil Courts 233
• The Complex Problem of Reabuse 244
• 15. Innovations in Judicial Processing and Disposition 247
• The Role of Specialized Domestic Violence Courts 247
• Integrated Domestic Violence Case Management 252
• Community Intervention Projects 255
• Integrated Coordinating Councils 256
• Do Integrated Programs Work? 258.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-302) and index.

ISBN:

• 0761924477
• 0761924485

OCLC:

50243358