Abetting batterers : what police, prosecutors, and courts aren't doing to protect America's women / Andrew R. Klein and Jessica L. Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Andrew R., author.

Klein, Jessica L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abused women--United States.

Abused women.

Abusive men.

United States.

Wife abuse--United States.

Wife abuse.

Family violence--United States.

Family violence.

Abusive men--United States.

Physical Description:

v, 308 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Summary:

Abetting Batterers reveals the troubling patterns of inattention and incompetence that compromise the safety of women in the US. It looks at how the criminal justice system responds to the ever-growing problem of domestic violence, what preventative strategies and training have been developed and put in place, and why most are still failing.

Contents:

Introduction: The right of chastisement, a husband's responsibility

Counting domestic violence victims

Victim advocacy and services helpful, but insufficient

Prying open courthouse (back) doors

Making domestic violence a real crime

Encouraging domestic violence arrests

Prosecuting abusers

Sentencing abusers

Unfinished business.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-291) and index.

ISBN:

9781538137413

1538137410

OCLC:

1112201445