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Recent estimates indicate that as many as 8.7 million women are beaten in their homes each year. This is an alarming national statistic, but there is hope. This book examines both social work and criminal justice professional's methods of intervention on behalf of battered women escaping from violent relationships.

Helping Battered Women fills a major gap in the literature on the subject. The author provides the reader with the most current, comprehensive, empirically-based, and realistic overview of policy and intervention methods of women escaping from violent relationships. This interdisciplinary volume integrates a rich diversity of perspectives by internationally recognized professors and scholars in the fields of social work, clinical psychology, and criminal justice. The authors of each of the individual chapters tackle one of the major social problems of our times--violence against women--in a systematic and sensitive manner. The authors provide a clear and cogent argument for advocacy and social change in battered women's shelters, police precincts, state legislatures, and the nation's criminal courts.

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• Preface(p. v)
• Acknowledgments(p. vii)
• Foreword(p. xi)
• Contributors(p. xv)
• I Social Action, Research, and Policy Reforms(p. 1)
• 1 Introduction: Myths and Realities Regarding Battered Women(p. 11)
• 2 Social Action for Battered Women(p. 13)
• Acknowledgment(p. 28)
• Note(p. 28)
• References(p. 28)
• 3 A Comparative Analysis of Incarcerated Battered Women and a Community Sample of Battered Women(p. 42)
• 4 Social Work and Criminal Justice Responses to Elder Abuse in New York City(p. 44)
• Appendix: Case Examples(p. 62)
• 5 Domestic Violence and Woman Battering: Theories and Practice Implications(p. 67)
• References(p. 80)
• II Criminal Justice Responses(p. 83)
• 6 Police Responses to Battered Women: Past, Present, and Future(p. 85)
• References(p. 95)
• 7 Court Responses to Battered Women(p. 96)
• References(p. 101)
• 8 The Criminalization of Woman Battering: Planned Change Experiences in New York State(p. 102)
• References(p. 129)
• 9 Battered Women, Homicide, and the Legal System(p. 132)
• References(p. 152)
• III Assessment, Intervention, and Specialized Programs(p. 157)
• 10 Shelter-Based Crisis Intervention with Battered Women(p. 170)
• 11 Children of Battered Women: Research, Programs, and Services(p. 172)
• References(p. 185)
• 12 Mental Health Interventions with Battered Women(p. 188)
• Appendix: Interview Guide(p. 213)
• 13 The False Connection Between Adult Domestic Violence and Alcohol(p. 228)
• 14 Latina Battered Women: Barriers to Service Delivery and Cultural Considerations(p. 234)
• Epilogue: Helping Battered Women(p. 235)
• Author Index(p. 239)
• Subject Index(p. 245)

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