Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response (Studies in Crime, Law, and Criminal Justice) - Hardcover

Buzawa, Eve S.; Buzawa, Carl G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803935757 ISBN 13: 9780803935754

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1990

Synopsis

What action should institutions in the criminal justice system take in response to domestic violence? What influence do the police, law courts and social services have on the pattern of domestic violence? These and other crucial questions are approached in this unique book which focuses on the individual institutions within the criminal justice system. It gives a full account of the present situation and makes some interesting recommendations for the future.

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About the Author:

Eve S. Buzawa is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts–Lowell. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester as well as her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. She has authored and edited numerous books and monographs. Recent publications include Violence Against Women in Families and Relationships: Making and Breaking Connections, a four-volume set (co-edited with Evan Stark, 2009). Professor Buzawa has also served as a principal investigator on several federally funded research projects and has directed numerous state-funded research and training projects. She is past president of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, past president of the Northeast Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, and past board member for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0803935757
• ISBN 13: 9780803935754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 293