Domestic violence law
Subtitle: a comprehensive overview of cases and sources
By: [edited by] Nancy K.D. Lemon.
Contributors: Lemon, Nancy K. D., 1953-
Publisher: Austin & Winfield; Austin & Winfield Pub
Published: 1996
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 817
Subjects: Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States; Family violence -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases
Genres: Cases.
Description: A unique and comprehensive collection of domestic violence law sources including published appellate cases and law review articles but also selections from the fields of sociology, psychology and anthropology. Samples of current legislation, Congressional memoranda, restraining order forms and articles from the popular press, including newsletters and brochures from hard-to-obtain sources are included. Ms.

Lemon has taught this course since 1988 and has written many pioneering pieces of legislation in this area.

The materials are comprehensive in examining different points of view on the subject of domestic violence and law. They help the student explore the tension between theory and practice, a critical point in teaching this subject. A historical perspective is given so that students can see both the ways the laws have changed over the last century and also the ways they have not changed. This reader lends itself to discussions of the role of the attorney in crafting the law, not simply following it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.