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Batterer intervention : program approaches and criminal justice strategies / Kerry Healey, Christine Smith and Chris O'Sullivan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Healey, Kerry Murphy.
- Series:
- Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections.
- Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family violence--United States--Prevention.
- Family violence.
- Victims of family violence--Services for--United States.
- Victims of family violence.
- Abusive men--Services for--United States.
- Abusive men.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Batterer intervention programmes are an integral part of any comprehensive approach to domestic violence. This title provides judges, prosecutors, and probation officers with the information they need to better understand batterer intervention and make appropriate decisions regarding programming.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- The Nature of the Problem
- The Causes of Domestic Violence
- Pioneers in Batterer Intervention: Program Models
- Current Trends in Batterer Intervention
- Criminal Justice Response
- Sources of Help and Information
- 1. Introduction
- Key Points
- The Impact of Battering of Victims and Society
- What Works: Do Interventions Stop Battering?
- Conclusion
- References
- 2. The Causes of Domestic Violence: From Theory to Intervention
- The Language of Batterer Intervention
- Overview of Theories and Related Interventions
- Attachment Abuse
- Controversial Approaches to Batterer Intervention
- Compatibility of the Models with Criminal Justice Goals
- Conclusion: Multidimensional Models Dominate the Field
- 3. Pioneers in Batterer Intervention: Program Models
- Program Procedures
- Selection of Programs Studied
- The Impact of State Standards on Intervention Strategies
- Ongoing Lethality Assessment
- Program Content: Established Interventions using Weekly Groups
- Advantages of Open-Ended Group Interventions
- Program Summaries for Three Mainstream Batterer Intervention Models
- 4. Current Trends in Batterer Intervention: Innovations from the Field and the Research Community
- Interventions Based on Batterer Typologies
- Typologies Focusing on Rage
- The Domestic Violence Behavioral Checklist
- Cultural Specificity: The Influence of Class, Race, and Subculture
- Gay and Lesbian Batterer Intervention
- Countering the Specialized Programming Trend: The Compassion Workshop
- 5. Criminal Justice Response
- Key Points.
- Key Components of an Integrated Criminal Justice Response to Battering
- Criminal Justice System Issues Affecting Batterer Intervention
- Pittsburgh's Domestic Abuse Counseling Center (DACC): Short-Term Programming with Strong Criminal Justice and Community Links
- Determining the Primary Physical Aggressor: A Knotty Issue for Law Enforcement
- Diversion Sends the Wrong Message
- The Key Role of Probation: Batterer Supervision
- Collaboration Among Community Partners
- 6. Sources of Help and Information
- Batterer Intervention Training and Materials
- Criminal Justice Materials and Information
- National Organizations Concerned with Domestic Violence
- State Coalitions on Domestic Violence
- Information Concerning State and Local Standards and Guidelines on Batterer Intervention
- Individuals
- Selected Bibliography
- Appendix A. State Standards Matrix
- Appendix A.2
- Appendix A.3
- Appendix A.4
- Appendix B. Program Personnel and Criminal Justice Professionals Interviewed for This Book
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-60876-537-7
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