Violence against women : current theory and practice in domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation / / edited by Nancy Lombard and Lesley McMillan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817051003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013
• ISBN: 1-283-97519-X; 0-85700-330-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Collana: Research highlights in social work ; ; 56
• Altri autori (Persone): LombardNancy <1977->; McMillanLesley <1976->
• Disciplina: 362.88082/0941
• Soggetti: Women - Violence against - Great Britain; Girls - Violence against - Great Britain; Sex crimes - Great Britain; Women - Crimes against - Lesotho; Women - Violence against - Great Britain - Prevention; Abused women - Services for - 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 and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Violence Against Women: Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Exploitation; Introduction; 1. Coercive Control; 2. The 'Three Planet Model': Towards an Understanding of Contradictions in Approaches to Women and Children's Safety in Contexts of Domestic Violence; 3. Domestic Violence, Safety and Child Contact in England: Hiding Violent Men in the Shadows of Parenting; 4. Sexual Victimisation: Disclosure, Responses and Impact; 5. Violence Against Sex Workers in the UK; 6. Love, Power and Control: Girls' Experiences of Relationship Exploitation and Violence; 7. Older Women and Domestic Abuse: Where Ageism and Sexism Intersect8. Intersecting Inequalities: Implications for Addressing Violence Against Black and Minority Ethnic Women in the United Kingdom; 9. Domestic Abuse in the UK: Why We Need to Understand Perpetrators; 10. 'What About the Men?' Understanding Men's Experiences of Domestic Abuse Within a Gender-based Model of ; Violence; 11. Effecting Operational Change Through Training: Challenges and Approaches; 12. Partnership Working and Tackling Violence Against Women: Pitfalls and Possibilities; 13. Taking Stock: Theory and Practice in Violence Against WomenThe Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book addresses the issue of domestic violence against women, drawing on research findings, policy developments and current debates to contextualise its alarming prevalence and to propose informed ways of addressing, through training and practice, the needs of both victims and perpetrators in current social and related care provision.