Do arrests and restraining orders work? / editors, Eve S. Buzawa, Carl G. Buzawa.

Other author Buzawa, Eva Schlesinger.
Other author Buzawa, Carl G.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1996.
Description284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Marital violence--United States. --Prevention.
Arrest--United States.
Restraining orders--United States.

Contents Identifying offenders in criminal justice research on domestic assault / Murray A. Straus -- Constraints against family violence : how well do they work? / Richard J. Gelles -- Does arrest deter domestic violence? / Janell D. Schmidt and Lawrence W. Sherman -- Realities and implications of the Charlotte spousal abuse experiment / J. David Hirschel and Ira W. Hutchison -- The preventive conceit : the black box in market context / Peter K. Manning -- Battered women and the criminal justice system / Barbara Hart -- Mandatory arrest of batterers : a reply to its critics / Evan Stark -- The role of arrest in domestic versus stranger assault : is there a difference? / Eve S. Buzawa, Thomas L. Austin, and Carl G. Buzawa -- Prosecution response to domestic violence : results of a survey of large jurisdictions / Donald J. Rebovich -- Re-abuse in a population of court-restrained male batterers : why restraining orders don't work / Andrew R. Klein -- Effects of restraining orders on domestic violence victims / Adele Harrell and Barbara E. Smith -- Future directions for criminal justice policy on domestic violence / David A. Ford ... [et al.].
Local noteLittle-322532--305131027153V
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 95041792
ISBN0803970722 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0803970730 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV6626.2 .D631 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold