Abetting batterers : what police, prosecutors, and courts aren't doing to protect America's women / / Andrew R. Klein and Jessica L. Klein
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| Autore: |
Klein Andrew R.
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| Titolo: |
Abetting batterers : what police, prosecutors, and courts aren't doing to protect America's women / / Andrew R. Klein and Jessica L. Klein
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.15/550973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Abused women - United States |
| Wife abuse - United States | |
| Family violence - United States | |
| Abusive men - United States | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KleinJessica L. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Ch01. COUNTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS; Ch02. VICTIM ADVOCACY AND SERVICES HELPFUL, BUT INSUFFICIENT; Ch03. PRYING OPEN COURTHOUSE (BACK) DOORS; Ch04. MAKING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE A REAL CRIME; Ch05. ENCOURAGING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTS; Ch06. PROSECUTING ABUSERS; Ch07. SENTENCING ABUSERS; Ch08. UNFINISHED BUSINESS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Abetting Batterers reveals the troubling patterns of inattention and incompetence that compromise the safety of women in the USA. The authors look at how the criminal justice system responds to the ever-growing problem of domestic violence, what preventative strategies and training have been developed and put in place, and why most are still failing. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Abetting batterers |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-4828-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819966903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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