The heart of intimate abuse
Subtitle: new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings
By: Linda G. Mills.
Series: Springer series on family violence
Publisher: Springer Pub. Co.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Victims of family violence -- Services for -- United States.
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.

The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems - especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws. Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in families - a vision that professionals can use to realize new policies and implement effective interventions that reach the heart of intimate abuse.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and indexes.