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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779232703321

Titolo

Changing violent men [[electronic resource] /] / R. Emerson Dobash ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2000

ISBN

1-322-41331-2

0-7619-0534-0

1-4522-2163-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 210 p.) : ill

Collana

SAGE series on violence against women

Altri autori (Persone)

DobashR. Emerson

Disciplina

362.829270941

Soggetti

Wife abuse - Great Britain - Prevention - Evaluation

Abusive men - Rehabilitation - Great Britain - Evaluation

Abused women - Services for - Great Britain - Evaluation

Evaluation research (Social action programs) - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Focusing on Men's Violence and the Process of Change; Responding to Abused Women; ""Domestic Violence"" Is Asymmetrical; The Transformative Project; The ""Fit""; Chapter 2 - Men Talking About Violence; The Violence; Effects of Violence; Sources of Conflict; The Context of Violence; Chapter 3 - Intervention for Change: Responding to Violent Men; The Justice System; Programs for Abusers; The Research Sites; Chapter 4 - Methods for Evaluating Programs for Violent Men; Violence and Personal Change; Issues in Evaluation Research

Assessing the Quality of LifeChanges in Men's Orientations to Violence; Changes in Men's Related Behaviors and Emotional Well-Being; Changes in Men's Orientations to Their Woman Partner; Changes in Women's Quality of Life and Sense of Well-Being; Changes in the Relationship; Reducing Conflicts; Safety and Anger; Summary; Chapter 8 - Why Men Change; Spontaneous Reflections About Change; Three Stories of Change; The Process of Change; The Sustainability of Change; Chapter 9 - The Challenge; Appendix A; Appendix B; References; Index; About the Authors



Sommario/riassunto

This study is based on the evaluation of British criminal justice responses and treatment programmes for men who use violence against a woman partner. Court enforced abuser programmes are compared with fines and probation.