Contents; Contributors; About the Editors ; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Evolution of Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence; Chapter 2: 'Bridging the Divide': An Interview with Professor Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women; Chapter 3: Making Domestic Violence a Crime: Situating the Criminal Justice Response in Canada; Chapter 4: The Evolution of the Response to Domestic Violence in the United States; Chapter 5: Responses to Domestic Violence in Germany in a European Context; Chapter 6: Domestic Violence and Abuse in the UK; Chapter 7: The Politics of Domestic Violence in Central Europe: International and Domestic Contestations; Chapter 8: Domestic Violence in South Africa: Problems and Prospects; Chapter 9: Australian Perspectives on Domestic Violence; Chapter 10: Family Violence and the Legal and Social Responses in China; Chapter 11: Domestic Violence in Japan; Chapter 12: Responding to Domestic Violence in Korea; Chapter 13: Domestic Violence in India: A Decadal Shift in State-Society Paradigms; Chapter 14: Understanding and Combating Domestic Violence in Brazil; Chapter 15: Domestic Violence in the Arab World.
Summary:
This volume addresses the varied response to domestic violence in a comparative, international context. The chapters are laid out in a consistent format, to cover: the nature of the domestic violence problem, theoretical explanations, the criminal justice response, as well as health care and social service interventions in each country. The intent of the book is to provide an introduction to the attitudes and responses to domestic violence in various regions, to provide meaningful comparisons and share information on best practices for different populations and regions. There are considerable variations to domestic violence approaches across cultures and regions. In some places, it is considered a "private" or "family" matter, which can help it perpetuate. At the same time, the United States' approach to domestic violence has been criticized by some as being too focused on the criminal justice system, rather than other types of interventions which aim to keep families intact. This comprehensive work aims to highlight innovative approaches from several regions, important cultural sensitivities and concerns, and provide analysis to identify the strengths and weakness of various approaches. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as related fields who deal with domestic violence and violence against women, including sociology and social work, and international justice. Practitioners and policymakers will also find it informative.
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