Family violence and criminal justice
Subtitle: a life-course approach
By: Brian K. Payne, Randy R. Gainey.
Contributors: Gainey, Randy R.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Providence, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781422461389
Subjects: Family violence -- United States; Wife abuse -- United States; Child abuse -- United States; Older people -- Abuse of -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Family violence and the life-course perspective; title: Research methodology and the study of family violence and the life course; title: Explaining family violence; title: Violence at the beginning of the life course : child abuse and neglect; title: Violence in early adulthood and beyond : violence between intimate partners; title: Violence at the end of the life course: elder abuse and neglect; title: The police and social service response to family violence; title: The courts and family violence: issues and innovations; title: Corrections and family violence : treatment and punishment issues; title: Family violence over the life course and the collaborative response; title: Family violence : a look back, recommendations, and a look to the future.