Download or read book Improving Responses to Family Violence in the Family Law System written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008, the Family Law Council was asked by the Attorney-General to provide advice on improving the coordination between the family law and the State and Territory family violence systems, with particular emphasis on court related services. The Council examined how the family law system could better identify and address allegations of family violence and how related authorities could share information and assessments. This report presents their advice, which includes recommendations addressing community education on domestic violence and parenting rights under the law, professional training on assessment and procedures, and interagency collaboration between courts, state and territory child protection agencies, and other related bodies. The report discusses: the impacts of family violence on children and parenting; definitions of family violence; family violence and specific issues, such as health and culture; the role of the Commonwealth Government; the need for a common understanding that is evidence based; the jurisdictional framework impacting on family violence and child abuse; adducing evidence in court; communication between States, Territories and Federal authorities; and a framework for legislative reform.
Download or read book Improving Responses to Family Violence in the Family Law System written by Australia. Family Law Council and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008, the Family Law Council was asked by the Attorney-General to provide advice on improving the coordination between the family law and the State and Territory family violence systems, with particular emphasis on court related services. The Council examined how the family law system could better identify and address allegations of family violence and how related authorities could share information and assessments. This report presents their advice, which includes recommendations addressing community education on domestic violence and parenting rights under the law, professional training on assessment and procedures, and interagency collaboration between courts, state and territory child protection agencies, and other related bodies. The report discusses: the impacts of family violence on children and parenting; definitions of family violence; family violence and specific issues, such as health and culture; the role of the Commonwealth Government; the need for a common understanding that is evidence based; the jurisdictional framework impacting on family violence and child abuse; adducing evidence in court; communication between States, Territories and Federal authorities; and a framework for legislative reform.
Download or read book Violence in Families written by Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-02-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain. Violence in Families takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services. Violence in Families provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Violence in Families discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions. The core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectors--social services, health, and law enforcement settings--and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings. Thorough, readable, and well organized, Violence in Families synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.
Download or read book Abused and Battered written by Dean Knudsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That family violence injures and kills its victims both physically and psychologically was established over two decades ago by early researchers in this field. Abused and Battered heralds the second generation of domestic abuse research: it examines the implications of the legal and social responses to both victims and offenders by systematically addressing the intended and unintended consequences of programs and procedures designed to ameliorate the effects of spousal and child abuse. Contributors to this multidisciplinary volume represent the leading perspectives in public health, law and criminal justice, psychology, and sociology. They provide new and sophisticated insights regarding the etiology of the multiple forms of family abuse and they suggest innovative strategies for mitigating the anguish resulting from physical and emotional violence against adults and children within households. The results of this research will be of interest to students and practitioners in sociology, public health, psychology and family studies, and to clinicians and therapists who treat victims or offenders.
Download or read book Family Violence and Criminal Justice written by Brian K. Payne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical context of family violence is explored, as well as the various forms of violence, their prevalence in specific stages of life, and responses to it made by the criminal justice system and other agencies. The linkage among child abuse, partner violence and elder abuse is scrutinized, and the usefulness of the life-course approach is couched in terms of its potential effect on policy implications; research methods that recognize the importance of life stages, trajectories, and transitions; and crime causation theories that can be enhanced by it.
Download or read book Global Responses to Domestic Violence written by Eve S. Buzawa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the varied response to domestic violence in a comparative, international context. The chapters are laid out in a consistent format, to cover: the nature of the domestic violence problem, theoretical explanations, the criminal justice response, as well as health care and social service interventions in each country. The intent of the book is to provide an introduction to the attitudes and responses to domestic violence in various regions, to provide meaningful comparisons and share information on best practices for different populations and regions. There are considerable variations to domestic violence approaches across cultures and regions. In some places, it is considered a “private” or “family” matter, which can help it perpetuate. At the same time, the United States’ approach to domestic violence has been criticized by some as being too focused on the criminal justice system, rather than other types of interventions which aim to keep families intact. This comprehensive work aims to highlight innovative approaches from several regions, important cultural sensitivities and concerns, and provide analysis to identify the strengths and weakness of various approaches. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as related fields who deal with domestic violence and violence against women, including sociology and social work, and international justice. Practitioners and policymakers will also find it informative.
Download or read book Preventing Child Abuse and Improving Responses to Families in Crisis written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Debates in Family Law written by Jonathan Herring and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is an ambitious and engaging introduction to the more advanced writings on family law, primarily designed to allow students to 'get under the skin' of the topic and begin to build their critical thinking and analysis skills. Each chapter is structured around key questions and debates that provoke deeper thought and, ultimately, a clearer understanding. The aim of the book is therefore not to present a complete overview of theoretical issues in family law, but rather to illustrate the current debates which are currently going on among those working in shaping the area. The text features summaries of the views of notable experts on key topics and each chapter ends with a list of guided further reading.
Download or read book Legal Interventions in Family Violence written by U. S. Department of Justice and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence inflicted by one family member against another includes child physical and sexual abuse and neglect; domestic violence; and elder abuse. Sorting out and understanding violent behavior among family members presents complex challenges. Many factors render traditional criminal justice responses inappropriate or ineffective—the cyclical nature of family violence, the relationship between the perpetrator and victim, the causes and effects for both perpetrator and victim; the frequent ambivalence of the victim/witnesses toward involvement of the criminal justice system because of coercion by or fear of the perpetrator, and the guarded privacy traditionally accorded the family. As public awareness and concern about family violence have increased in recent years, many practitioners have sought to fashion responses that take into account the needs of victims as well as punishment and treatment of perpetrators. However, the myriad variables surrounding these responses often send complex and sometimes conflicting signals to even the most sophisticated criminal justice practitioners. Research performs an invaluable function by identifying and sorting through these variables to determine how they affect, and are affected by, various criminal justice responses. This publication contains “bottom line” information from articles written by researchers about their own work or in several instances about other researchers' work on subjects of immediate concern to practitioners: collaborative efforts between police and protection agencies, arrest policies, protection orders, battered women defense strategies, sentencing, batterer treatment, child sexual abuse, and children's testimony. The research findings are the core of the document. It is from these that the researchers have derived their implications for practice and it is from these that the reader may derive additional—and perhaps different—implications for their own particular practice. The studies summarized in this publication represent only those that relate specifically to how the criminal justice system addresses family violence. Other aspects of family violence, such as those associated with custody and divorce proceedings are not included. Also not included are findings from ongoing research mandated by the groundbreaking Violence Against Women Act of 1994—for example, the effects of the “full faith and credit” clause as it pertains to protection orders. The long-range aim of this publication is to encourage continued investigation into family violence and continued critical review of the results so that practitioners can make better informed decisions about practical criminal justice responses.
Download or read book Family Violence written by Meredith Hofford and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prepared by ... the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and ... the Urban Institute, supported by grant number 89-DD-CX-K001"--T.p. verso.
Download or read book A Troubled Marriage written by Leigh Goodmark and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brave, humane, and generous . . . still he was only a brave, humane, and generous rebel; curse on his virtues, they've undone this country. --Member of British Parliament Lord North, upon hearing of General Richard Montgomery's death in battle against the British At 3 a.m. on December 31, 1775, a band of desperate men stumbled through a raging Canadian blizzard toward Quebec. The doggedness of this ragtag militia--consisting largely of men whose short-term enlistments were to expire within the next 24 hours--was due to the exhortations of their leader. Arriving at Quebec before dawn, the troop stormed two unmanned barriers, only to be met by a British ambush at the third. Amid a withering hale of cannon grapeshot, the patriot leader, at the forefront of the assault, crumpled to the ground. General Richard Montgomery was dead at the age of 37. Montgomery--who captured St. John and Montreal in the same fortnight in 1775; who, upon his death, was eulogized in British Parliament by Burke, Chatham, and Barr; and after whom 16 American counties have been named--has, to date, been a neglected hero. Written in engaging, accessible prose, General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution chronicles Montgomery's life and military career, definitively correcting this historical oversight once and for all.
Download or read book Civil Court Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse written by Ruth E Fleury-Steiner and published by . This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil Court Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse fills a void in existing literature by shifting the conversation about intimate partner violence and abuse away from research that emphasizes criminal system responses and focusing instead on civil court responses. The volume highlights innovative theory and research about civil legal systems, helping readers better understand the interactions between people--survivors, offenders, children, and legal professionals
Download or read book Research Handbook on Family Justice Systems written by Mavis Maclean and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together current research from a diverse range of jurisdictions on family law, the Research Handbook on Family Justice Systems addresses the aims and boundaries of family justice systems. Delineating the common purpose of family law to achieve fairness for groups of people who live or have lived together, this Research Handbook is concerned with the rules referred to as ‘family law’, but also with the institutions comprising the operating system.
Download or read book Coercive Control written by Evan Stark and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on cases, Stark identifies the problems with our current approach to domestic violence, outlines the components of coercive control, and then uses this alternate framework to analyse the cases of battered women charged with criminal offenses directed at their abusers.
Download or read book Legal Interventions in Family Violence written by Jeremy Travis and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains bottom lineÓ information on family violence from articles written by researchers about their own work or other researchers' work on subjects of immediate concern to practitioners: collaborative efforts between police & protection agencies, arrest policies, protection orders, battered women defense strategies, sentencing, batterer treatment, child sexual abuse, & children's testimony. Represents only those that relate specifically to how the criminal justice system addresses family violence. Includes sections on legal interventions in child maltreatment cases, elder abuse cases, & domestic violence cases.
Download or read book The Future of Child and Family Law written by Elaine Sutherland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical and comparative analysis of the past and future imperatives shaping child and family law around the world.
Download or read book Violence in Families written by National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-03-13 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain. Violence in Families takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services. Violence in Families provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Violence in Families discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions. The core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectorsâ€"social services, health, and law enforcement settingsâ€"and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings. Thorough, readable, and well organized, Violence in Families synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.
