Legal interventions in family violence : research findings and policy implications

A project of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, Commission on Domestic Violence, Center on Children and the Law, and Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly presented to the National Institute of Justice

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dc.contributor.author	A project of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, Commission on Domestic Violence, Center on Children and the Law, and Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly presented to the National Institute of Justice	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-30T23:46:29Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-06-30T23:46:29Z	-
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19471	-
dc.format	viii, 78 p. ; 28 cm.	en
dc.language	en	en
dc.publisher	Office of Justice Programs, Washington	en
dc.subject	Criminal justice responses	en
dc.subject	Impact on children and young people	en
dc.subject	Older people	en
dc.subject	Statistics	en
dc.subject	Legal issues	en
dc.subject	Perpetrators	en
dc.title	Legal interventions in family violence : research findings and policy implications	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.identifier.catalogid	3971	en
dc.identifier.url	https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/171666.pdf	en
dc.subject.keyword	Statistics	en
dc.subject.keyword	new_record	en
dc.subject.keyword	Report	en
dc.subject.keyword	International	en
dc.subject.readinglist	Policing and legal responses	en
dc.description.notes	Summarises a range of studies conducted in the U.S. in relation to criminal justice responses to family violence. Under each topic area the purpose, methodology, findings and policy implications of the research are outlined. Topics are divided into three broad areas of study.<br/ ><br/ >Part One reviews research on legal interventions into child maltreatment cases, including the emotional impact of testifying in court, the use of alternative techniques in evidence gathering and prosecution procedures, the sentencing of child sexual and physical abuse offenders and the impact of witnessing domestic violence on children.<br/ ><br/ >Part Two summarises the research on legal interventions in elder abuse cases, focusing on the need for coordination and collaboration between relevant agencies, law enforcement and the courts.<br/ ><br/ >Part Three reviews the research on legal interventions in domestic violence cases, including victim and offender typology research, the effectiveness of civil protection or restraining orders, recidivism rates, the impact of arrest and mandatory prosecution, trends in prosecution and defence, corporate responses to domestic violence and the success of various court-ordered treatment programmes for offenders. A listing of available statistical reports on family violence is also provided.	en
dc.date.entered	2002-02-19	en
dc.subject.anratopic	Policing and legal responses	en
dc.publisher.place	D.C.	en
dc.description.physicaldescription	viii, 78 p. ; 28 cm.	en
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