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The Domestic Assault of Women: Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives

By Donald G. Dutton

Book information

Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0774804629, 9780774804622
LCC
HV6626 .D87 1995
Google Books ID
6M5CWnHjLDsC
Open Library ID
OL847900M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17472757 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
352\352
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The Domestic Assault of Women relates social and criminal justice policy to empirically tested social psychological theory about the causes and affects of wife assault. Donald G. Dutton argues that only by understanding the psychology of both the aggressors and the victims of wife assault, can we generate informed social and criminal justice policy. By linking the psychological factors that support assaultive habits to police arrest policy and subsequent treatment, Dutton shows how police/therapist intervention can interrupt assaultive behaviour and prevent recidivism. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect current work in the field and more figures, including recently developed scales and data sets, have been added to increase its usefulness.

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