Handbook of domestic violence intervention strategies : policies, programs, and legal remedies / edited by Albert R. Roberts.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Myths, facts, and realities regarding battered women and their children : an overview / Albert R. Roberts -- Domestic violence theories, research, and practice implications / Mary P. Brewster -- Comparative analysis of battered women in the community with battered women in prison for killing their intimate partners ; Duration and severity of woman battering : a conceptual model/continuum / Albert R. Roberts -- National organizational survey of domestic violence coalitions / Patricia Brownell and Albert R. Roberts -- Police responses to battered women : past, present, and future ; Court responses to battered women and their children / Albert R. Roberts and Karel Kurst-Swanger -- Improving judicial system responses to domestic violence : the promises and risks of integrated case management and technology solutions / Susan Keilitz -- Innovations in the legal system's response to domestic violence : thinking outside the box for the silent majority of battered women / Amy P. Barasch and Victoria L. Lutz -- A national study of the integration of domestic violence assessment into child welfare practice / Linda G. Mills and Carrie J. Petrucci -- Preparing for expert testimony in domestic violence cases / Evan Stark -- Helping battered women : a health care perspective / Mary Boes and Virginia McDermott -- Mental health assessment tools and techniques for working with battered women / Thomas L. Jackson, Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson, and Tricia H. Witte -- Battered women : treatment goals and treatment planning / Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson, Tricia H. Witte, and Thomas L. Jackson -- Promising directions for helping chemically involved battered women get safe and sober / Theresa M. Zubretsky -- Children exposed to domestic violence : the role of impact, assessment, and treatment / Peter Lehmann and Stephanie Rabenstein -- A comprehensive model for crisis intervention with battered women and their children / Albert R. Roberts and Beverly Schenkman Roberts -- Beyond shelters : support groups and community-based advocacy for abused women / Leslie M. Tutty and Michael Rothery -- Interventions for batterers : program approaches, program tensions / Bea Hanson -- Domestic violence among lesbian couples / Janice L. Ricks, Carol (Jan) Vaughan, and Sophia F. Dziegielewski -- Latina battered women : barriers to service delivery and cultural considerations / Gloria Bonilla Santiago -- Asian battered women : assessment and treatment / Mo Yee Lee -- Elder abuse and gerontological social work / Patricia Brownell.

Using expert intervention strategies, this volume is designed to prepare professionals to meet the needs of women and children who have suffered from domestic violence. It focuses on the advances in legal remedies, programme developments, treatment protocols, and multidisciplinary perspectives.

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