Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447333071 ISBN 13: 9781447333074

Publisher: Policy Press, 2017

Synopsis

This book brings together an international collection of researchers and practitioners from a range of fields—including sociology, social work, psychology, law, public health and medicine, and victims services and advocacy—to examine promising, innovative strategies and programs for preventing intimate partner violence (IPV). The interdisciplinary contributions both discuss findings from evaluations of current IPV prevention programs and identify gaps in knowledge, paying particular attention to the needs of underserved groups like racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugees, and members of LGBTQ communities. Among the many issues addressed are primary prevention programs that target adolescents and young adults, strategies specifically designed to engage men and boys in IPV prevention, IPV screening in various settings, the impact of the criminalization of IPV on minority populations, restorative justice programs, interventions for women who use violence, and innovative shelter programming to prevent revictimization. Uniting the major themes examined throughout the book, the concluding chapter delineates paths to more effective prevention strategies by highlighting ways that all stakeholders can work more effectively toward reducing violence.

About this title

About the Author

Claire Renzetti is professor and chair of sociology and the Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair for Studies of Violence Against Women; Diane Follingstad is the Women’s Circle Endowed Chair in and executive director of the Center for Research on Violence Against Women; and Ann Coker is the Verizon Wireless Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women and professor of epidemiology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, all at the University of Kentucky.

Review

"Useful for students, researchers, and practitioners, this volume explores multidimensional, evidence-based, and culturally responsive efforts to decrease the prevalence of intimate partner violence, de-escalate its impact on those already affected, stem its re-occurrence." Madelaine Adelman, Arizona State University

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1447333071
• ISBN 13: 9781447333074
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Renzetti Claire, Follingstad Diane, Coker Ann