Description: Legal interventions in family violence

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Legal interventions in family violence research findings and policy implications.

Topics covered include children's testimony, prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, sentencing, elder abuse, civil protection orders, arrest, prosecution and defense, treatment.

Other Authors:	National Institute of Justice (U.S.),, American Bar Association,, American Bar Association. Section of Criminal Justice., American Bar Association. Commission on Domestic Violence.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, [1998]
Physical Description:	viii, 78 pages ; 28 cm.
Series:	Research report (National Institute of Justice (U.S.))
Subjects:	Family violence -- United States -- Prevention. Victims of family violence -- Services for -- United States. Intervention (Criminal procedure) -- United States.

Summary:	Topics covered include children's testimony, prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, sentencing, elder abuse, civil protection orders, arrest, prosecution and defense, treatment.
Item Description:	Shipping list no.: 1998-0324-P. "July 1998." "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." CRDP Program record. Topics covered include children's testimony, prosecution of child abuse and neglect cases, sentencing, elder abuse, civil protection orders, arrest, prosecution and defense, treatment. Supported by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 96-IJ-CX-K002. Includes bibliographical references. 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.
Physical Description:	viii, 78 pages ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.