Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-327) and indexes.
Contents:
Family violence and the life-course perspective -- Research methodology and the study of family violence and the life course -- Explaining family violence -- Violence at the beginning of the life course: child abuse and neglect -- Violence in early adulthood and beyond: violence between intimate partners -- Violence at the end of the life course: elder abuse and neglect -- The police and the social service response to family violence -- The courts and family violence: issues and innovations -- Corrections and family violence issues: treatment and punishment issues -- Family violence: a look back, recommendations, and a look to the future.
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