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Domestic violence /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wilson, Mike, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, [2009]
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Family violence.
Family violence > Prevention.
Table of Contents:
  • Why consider opposing viewpoints?
  • Introduction
  • Is domestic violence a serious problem?
  • Domestic violence has been a problem throughout U.S. history / Cathy Young
  • The incidence of domestic violence is exaggerated / Phyllis Schlafly
  • Sibling abuse is a serious domestic violence problem / Mark S. Kiselica and Mandy Morrill-Richards
  • Same-sex domestic violence is a serious problem / Tod W. Burke and Stephen S. Owen
  • Domestic violence harms children / UNICEF
  • Domestic violence is a problem for college students / Peggy O'Hare
  • Domestic violence is a problem for the elderly / Denise A. Hines and Kathleen Malley-Morrison
  • Who is responsible for domestic violence?
  • Men's desire to control women is responsible for domestic violence / Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights
  • Men who commit domestic violence are no more controlling than women / Maureen C. Outlaw and Richard B. Felson
  • Women are responsible for more domestic violence than are men / Carey Roberts
  • Society reinforces violence against women / United Nations Population Fund
  • Is the law effective in dealing with domestic violence?
  • The Violence Against Women Act is effective / Diane M. Stuart
  • The Violence Against Women Act is a failure / Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (R.A.D.A.R.)
  • Mandatory arrest policies help prevent domestic violence / Rasmieyh Abdelnabi
  • Mandatory arrests increase domestic violence / Radha Iyengar
  • Women receive disproportionately lighter sentences than men in domestic violence cases / Cathy Young
  • The legal system fails to protect women victimized by domestic violence / Harvard School of Public Health
  • How can domestic violence be prevented?
  • The Duluth model of treatment is effective / Stop Violence Against Women
  • The Duluth model of treatment is not effective / Shawn T. Smith
  • Second responder programs are effective / The Police Foundation
  • Second responder programs are not effective / Robert C. David, David Weisburd, and Edwin E. Hamilton
  • Enforcing restraining orders will curb domestic violence/ Tania Chatila
  • Restraining orders cannot prevent some domestic violence / Emily Kittle
  • For further discussion
  • Organizations to contact
  • Bibliography of books
  • Index.