The heart of intimate abuse : new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings

Resource Information

The work The heart of intimate abuse : new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The heart of intimate abuse : new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings

Title remainder

new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings

Statement of responsibility

Linda G. Mills

Creator

• Mills, Linda G
• Mills, Linda G

Subject

• Child abuse
• Victims of family violence -- Services for -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws. Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in familie

Member of

• Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
• Springer series on family violence

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Dewey number

362.82/928/0973

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HV6626.2

LC item number

.M56 1998eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography