Legal interventions in family violence : research findings and policy implications.

Format Book
PublicationWashington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [1998]
Descriptionviii, 78 pages ; 28 cm.
Subjects

Other author/creatorNational Institute of Justice (U.S.) issuing body.
Other author/creatorAmerican Bar Association issuing body.
Other author/creatorAmerican Bar Association. Section of Criminal Justice.
Other author/creatorAmerican Bar Association. Commission on Domestic Violence.
SeriesResearch 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 noteShipping 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 noteCRDP Program record.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Funding informationSupported by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 96-IJ-CX-K002
Issued in other formOnline version: Legal interventions in family violence
GPO item number0718-A-03
Govt. docs number J 28.24/3:L 52
Stock numberNCJ 171666 NIJ