Legal interventions in family violence : research findings and policy implications.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [1998] |
| Description | viii, 78 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | National Institute of Justice (U.S.) issuing body. |
| Other author/creator | American Bar Association issuing body. |
| Other author/creator | American Bar Association. Section of Criminal Justice. |
| Other author/creator | American Bar Association. Commission on Domestic Violence. |
| Series | Research report Research report (National Institute of Justice (U.S.)) ^A467685 |
| Contents | Ch. 1. Research on legal interventions in child maltreatment cases -- Children's testimony -- Prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases -- Sentencing -- Impact of domestic violence on children's behavior -- Ch. 2. Research on legal interventions in elder abuse cases -- Coordination and collaboration -- Recommendations to state courts -- Ch. 3. Research on legal interventions in domestic violence cases -- Batterer and victim characteristics -- Civil protection orders -- Arrest -- Prosecution and defense -- Court-ordered treatment -- Statistical reports on family violence. |
| Abstract | Topics covered include children's testimony, prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, sentencing, elder abuse, civil protection orders, arrest, prosecution and defense, treatment. |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 1998-0324-P. |
| General note | "July 1998." |
| General note | "A project of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, Commission on Domestic Violence, Center on Children and the Law, and the Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly presented to the National Institute of Justice." |
| General note | CRDP Program record. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Funding information | Supported by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 96-IJ-CX-K002 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Legal interventions in family violence |
| GPO item number | 0718-A-03 |
| Govt. docs number | J 28.24/3:L 52 |
| Stock number | NCJ 171666 NIJ |