Violence against women and children. Vol. 1, Mapping the terrain.

"Violence against women and children is a prevalent and costly public health problem in the United States. However, medical and social sciences have been able to garner unprecedented levels of the social and political will necessary to support research on the etiology and maintenance of violenc...

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Other Authors:	White, Jacquelyn W., Koss, Mary P., Kazdin, Alan E.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2011.
Subjects:	Women > Violence against > United States. Women > Violence against > United States > Prevention. Children > Violence against > United States. Children > Violence against > United States > Prevention. Violence. Abused wives. Abused women. Violence Battered Women Child Abuse > prevention & control Femmes > Violence envers > États-Unis. Femmes victimes de violence. violence. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society Abused women Abused wives Children > Violence against Women > Violence against Women > Violence against > Prevention United States Electronic books.
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Summary:	"Violence against women and children is a prevalent and costly public health problem in the United States. However, medical and social sciences have been able to garner unprecedented levels of the social and political will necessary to support research on the etiology and maintenance of violence against women and children to guide development of prevention and treatment programs and strategies. Violence Against Women and Children presents state-of-the-art theoretical and empirical perspectives on the response to violence against women and children. The two volumes, Violence Against Women and Children, Volume 1: Mapping the Terrain and Violence Against Women and Children, Volume 2: Navigating Solutions, document the tremendous health and economic burden to individuals, families, communities, and society, highlighting the huge disparities related to race, class, and other marginalized dimensions. Empirically based responses of various sectors--criminal justice, health care, mental health--are represented in this book, but, most important, Violence Against Women and Children issues a strong call for innovative, interdisciplinary approaches that aim for the primary prevention of violence against women and children, adopting the public health perspective"--Foreword. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 332 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781433809132 1433809133