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