Product Description: Specialized public resources for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are increasingly common and diverse--from protection order courts and dedicated domestic violence units in police precincts to a vast network of community-based emergency shelters and counseling services...read more

Product Description: Domestic Violence Sourcebook (Health Reference Series)

Product Description: Batterer programs are at a critical juncture, with a handful of experimental program evaluations showing little or no effect from the prevailing program approach. This finding has prompted calls to overhaul or replace such programs...read more

Product Description: Intimate Partner Violence is a resource for a wide range of professionals who work with children and families. The content includes contemporary concepts and research on IPV, a pervasive problem in our society that affects adults and children and crosses all socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic boundaries...read more

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This timely volume provides accurate, up-to-date information on all phases of domestic violence, from root causes to prevention and education.

Product Description: From the San Diego Family Justice Center comes the story of the creation of the most comprehensive one-stop service center in the nation for victims of family violence and their children. Victims visiting the center go to one location to talk to an advocate, get a restraining order, plan for their safety, talk to a police officer, meet with a prosecutor, receive medical assistance, counsel with chaplain, get transportation help, and obtain counseling...read more

Product Description: Book by Dawn D. Matthews

Product Description: One of the most burning debates in the domestic violence field is over the effectiveness of batterer programs and how to improve them. Batterer Intervention Systems responds to this debate with research from a multi-site evaluation of batterer programs―the most comprehensive and extensive evaluation to date...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: The "Duluth Model" is a widely disseminated approach to community-based intervention in domestic violence. This authoritative and comprehensive volume examines how to develop a response to domestic violence using the Model. Key issues addressed include: enhancing networking among service providers; building monitoring and tracking systems; developing a supportive infrastructure for victims; providing sanctions and rehabilitation opportunities; addressing the needs of children; and evaluating the effectiveness of community response...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The "Duluth Model" is a widely disseminated approach to community-based intervention in domestic violence. This authoritative and comprehensive volume examines how to develop a response to domestic violence using the Model. Key issues addressed include: enhancing networking among service providers; building monitoring and tracking systems; developing a supportive infrastructure for victims; providing sanctions and rehabilitation opportunities; addressing the needs of children; and evaluating the effectiveness of community response...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Examines the psychological makeup of abusive relationships, explains how the justice system can help, and lists services to victims (view table of contents)

Examines the psychological makeup of abusive relationships, explains how the justice system can help, and lists organizations and resources offering services to victims