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Policing "domestic" violence : women, the law, and the state /

This study of domestic violence looks at the social, political and criminal aspects of the subject. It explores the role of police, the extent of the problem, women's experience of violence and protection and current developments in the policing and prosecution of violence against women.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, Susan S. M.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Newbury Park : Sage Publications, 1989.
Subjects:
Wife abuse.
Law enforcement.
Wife abuse > England.
Law enforcement > England.
Family violence.
Abused wives > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain.
Family violence > Great Britain.
Abused wives > Legal status, laws, etc.
Spouse Abuse
Battered Women
Violence familiale.
Femmes victimes de violence > Droit > Grande-Bretagne.
Violence familiale > Grande-Bretagne.
Femmes victimes de violence > Droit.
Femmes victimes de violence.
Femmes > Violence envers.
Lois > Application.
Femmes > Violence envers > Angleterre.
Lois > Application > Angleterre.
Violence entre conjoints.
Family violence
Law enforcement
Wife abuse
Great Britain
England
Čubrilović > Familie : 19. Jh.-
Gewalt
Misshandelte Frau
Recht
Großbritannien
USA
Abused women.
Abused women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Family violence > Law and legislation.
Brottsoffer > Storbritannien.
Kvinnomisshandel > Storbritannien.
Polisarbete > Storbritannien.
Straffprocess > Storbritannien.
Våld i familjen > Storbritannien.
Families > Violence
Online Access:Table of contents
Description
Summary:This study of domestic violence looks at the social, political and criminal aspects of the subject. It explores the role of police, the extent of the problem, women's experience of violence and protection and current developments in the policing and prosecution of violence against women.
Physical Description:viii, 259 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254).
ISBN:0803980329
9780803980327
0803980337
9780803980334