Domestic Violence: The Changing Criminal Justice Response / Edition 1

by Eve S. Buzawa, Carl G. Buzawa

Overview

The markedly increased attention focused on violence within families has gripped the concerned interest not only of academic researchers but also that of the public and its law enforcement and criminal justice segments. Contemporary recognition of the widespread problem of abuse within the home, often dramatically and poignantly detailed, has not, however, led to clear and universally accepted public institutional responses. This authoritative volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of approaches, policies, and practical enforcement measures that have been effected by law enforcement and criminal justice bodies.

The development of changes in social attitudes to spousal abuse; the role of the police and the practical interventions they may impose when contacted; the ramifications which decisions to prosecute may have on defendants' subsequent behavior; and the victims' responses to public interventions are topics that are all covered by this book. It is a current, substantive, and practically instructive volume on a social issue of vital importance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865690011
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/1992
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

EVE S. BUZAWA is a Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She received her Bachelors degree from the University of Rochester and her Masters and Doctorate from Michigan State University. She has authored numerous articles and chapters in the areas of policing and domestic violence. Dr. Buzawa currently is Editor of a 5 volume series on Gender and Crime and the author of the forthcoming volume Women as Victims.

CARL G. BUZAWA is currently an attorney in private practice. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Rochester, his Masters degree from the University of Michigan in Political Science, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Table of Contents

Introduction
History of the Response to Domestic Violence
The Development of Social Attitudes Toward Spousal Abuse by Arnold Binder and James Meeker
Battering and the Criminal Justice System: A Feminist View by Demie Kurz
Police Intervention
Screening Calls by Peter K. Manning
Identifying Households at Risk of Domestic Violence by Glenn L. Pierce and Susan Spaar
The Courts' Response to Police Intervention in Domestic Violence by Marvin Zalman
Arrest and the Reduction of Repeat Wife Assault by Donald G. Dutton, Stephen D. Hart, Leslie W. Kennedy, and Kirk R. Williams
Arrest as a Method to Control Spouse Abuse by Arnold Binder and James Meeker
Prosecutorial and Judicial Response
Domestic Violence: Its Legal Definitions by James B. Halsted
Innovative Approaches to the Prosecution of Domestic Violence Crimes: An Overview by Naomi R. Cahn
The Preventive Impacts of Policies for Prosecuting Wife Batterers by David Ford and Mary Jean Regoli
The Court's Response to Interpersonal Violence: A Comparison of Intimate and Nonintimate Assault by Kathleen J. Ferraro and Tascha Boychuk
Do Restraining Orders Help? Battered Women's Experience with Male Violence and Legal Process by Molly Chaudhuri and Kathleen Daly
Criminal Justice Intervention and Victims
Role of Victim Preference in Determining Police Response to Victims of Domestic Violence by Eve S. Buzawa, Thomas L. Austin, James Bannon, and James Jackson
Framing and Reframing Battered Women by Evan Stark
Index

Editorial Reviews

Evaluates the approaches, policies, and practical enforcement measures that have been effected by law enforcement and criminal justice bodies. Issues covered include: the evolution of social attitudes toward spousal abuse; the role of the police; and victims' responses to public intervention. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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