Men who batter / Nancy Nason-Clark and Barbara Fisher-Townsend.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nason-Clark, Nancy, 1956- author.

Fisher-Townsend, Barbara, author.

Series:

Interpersonal violence.

Interpersonal Violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abusive men.

Spousal abuse.

Intimate partner violence.

Church work with abusive men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Men who act abusively have their own story to tell, a journey that often begins in childhood, ripens in their teenage years, and takes them down paths they were hoping to never travel. Men Who Batter recounts the journey from the point of view of the men themselves. The men''s accounts of their lives are told within a broader framework of the agency where they have attended groups, and the regional coordinated community response to domestic violence, which includes the criminal justice workers (e.g., probation, parole, judges), and those who staff shelters and work in advocacy. Based on interv

Contents:

Cover; Series; Men Who Batter; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Childhood; 3. Intimate Relationships; 4. Living Dangerously; 5. Caught in the Act and Before the Courts; 6. Doing Time and Being Monitored; 7. Checking in and Doing the Work; 8. Accountability; 9. Hope or Despair?; Methodology Appendices; References; Author Index; Subject and Participant Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-021815-0