Helping battered women : new perspectives and remedies / / edited by Albert R. Roberts [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Edizione: New Edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 247 p. )
• Disciplina: 362.82/928/0973
• Soggetto topico: Abused women - Services for; Abused wives - Services for; Wife abuse
• Persona (resp. second.): RobertsAlbert R.
• Note generali: Originally published: 1996.; Previously issued in print: 1996.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : myths and realities regarding battered women / Albert R. Roberts -- Social action for battered women / Susan E. Roche and Pam J. Sadoski -- A comparative analysis of incarcerated battered women and a community sample of battered women / Albert R. Roberts -- Social work and criminal justice responses to elder abuse in New York City / Patricia Brownell -- Domestic violence and woman battering : theories and practice implications / Diane C. Dwyer [and others] -- Police responses to battered women : past, present, and future ; Court responses to battered women / Albert R. Roberts --The criminalization of woman battering : planned change experiences in New York State / Lisa A. Frisch and Joseph M. Caruso -- Battered women, homicide, and the legal system / Mindy B. Mechanic -- Shelter-based crisis intervention with battered women / Sophia F. Dziegielewski, Cheryl Resnick, and Nora B. Krause -- Children of battered women : research, programs, and services / Bonnie E. Carlson -- Mental health interventions with battered women / Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson and Thomas Jackson -- The false connection between adult domestic violence and alcohol / Theresa M. Zubretsky and Karla M. Digirolamo -- Latina battered women : barriers to service delivery and cultural considerations / Gloria Bonilla-Santiago -- Epilogue : helping battered women / Ann A. Abbott.
• Sommario/riassunto: The contributors provide an overview of programs and policies, covering a wide range of possible responses and interventions by police, doctors, social workers and psychiatristics, as well as hotlines, shelters, support groups and legal remedies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Helping battered women
• ISBN: 0-19-774234-3; 1-280-45111-4; 0-19-802559-9; 1-60256-035-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821350603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.