Andrew R. Klein, Jessica L. Klein

Abetting Batterers

What Police, Prosecutors, and Courts Aren't Doing to Protect America's Women

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Abetting Batterers reveals thetroubling patterns of inattention and incompetence that compromise the safety of women in the US. It looks at how the criminal justice system responds to the ever-growing problem of domestic violence, what preventative strategies and training have been developed and put in place, and why most are still failing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 515g
• ISBN-13: 9781538123874
• ISBN-10: 1538123878
• Artikelnr.: 57576216

Autorenporträt

Andrew R. Klein, Jessica L. Klein

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Right of Chastisement, A Husband's Responsibility1:
Counting Domestic Violence Victims
2: Victim Advocacy and Services Helpful, But Insufficient
3: Prying Open Court House (Back) Doors
4: Making Domestic Violence a Real Crime
5: Encouraging Domestic Violence Arrests
6: Prosecuting Abusers
7: Sentencing Abusers
8: Unfinished Business