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Record Nr.

UNINA9910170992303321

Autore

Dutton Donald G. <1943->

Titolo

Rethinking domestic violence / / Donald G. Dutton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

9780774810159

9780774859875

0-203-41054-8

1-280-32248-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 415 p.)

Disciplina

362.82/92

Soggetti

Spousal abuse

Marital violence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The terms of the debate -- chapter 2 What do we know about domestic violence? -- chapter 3 Social work as part of the problem -- chapter 4 Developing good practice in social services departments -- chapter 5 Responses to domestic abuse in health and adult care settings -- chapter 6 The needs of children living with domestic abuse -- chapter 7 Social work and probation practice with families -- chapter 8 The probation service and domestic violence -- chapter 9 The men who abuse -- What kind of intervention in groups? -- chapter 10 Working together for change -- The wider context and the empowerment of women.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explodes the myths concerning domestic violence and explores how the responses of social workers and probation officers to the people involved need to be far better coordinated and more effective.