Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives provides a thorough examination of family violence across social, medical, and legal dimensions. This ninth edition updates the classic text with contemporary research, societal developments, and evolving legal frameworks, offering readers a complete understanding of the causes, dynamics, and consequences of family violence. It emphasizes the social processes and relationships that contribute to abusive behaviors, helping professionals in law enforcement, healthcare, social work, and education better recognize, respond to, and prevent family violence.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive coverage of partner, child, and elder abuse, as well as stalking and intimate partner violence.
- Updated content reflecting modern social movements, including the #MeToo Movement, and considerations for same-gender couples.
- Integrates legal, medical, and social perspectives to provide a multidimensional understanding of family violence.
- Retains foundational research and seminal theories underlying contemporary interventions and policy.
- Written to be accessible and instructor-friendly, reducing the need for extensive in-class clarification.
- Provides practical guidance for responding to incidents of family violence and navigating complex social and legal contexts.