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Domestic Violence: Examining the Facts [Kõva köide]

(University of South Carolina, USA)
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  • Sari: Contemporary Debates
  • Ilmumisaeg: 13-Nov-2025
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-10: 1440878218
  • ISBN-13: 9781440878213
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 248 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 238x158x20 mm, kaal: 560 g, 1 Hardback
  • Sari: Contemporary Debates
  • Ilmumisaeg: 13-Nov-2025
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-10: 1440878218
  • ISBN-13: 9781440878213
A comprehensive one-stop resource for learning more about domestic violence and its awful impact on partners, spouses, parents, children, families, and communities. In addition to examining drivers of domestic violence like misogynistic media, it also details anti-violence programs and solutions.Each title in the Contemporary Debates series examines the veracity of controversial claims or beliefs surrounding a major political/cultural issue in the United States. Each book gives readers a clear and unbiased understanding of current high-interest issues by informing them about falsehoods, half-truths, and misconceptions—and confirming the factual validity of other assertions—that have gained traction in Americas cultural and political discourse.This latest addition to the series is a probing examination of the extent to which domestic violence permeates American society, the socioeconomic and psychological drivers of that violence, and efforts to reform legal and law enforcement systems to make their policies and practices more sensitive to spouses, children, parents, siblings, and others who have been abused. It asks and answers questions related to root causes of domestic violence, risk factors, legal options and sources of help for those who have been abused, and abuse prevention programs.Features an accessible and sensibly organized question-and-answer formatUses quantifiable data from authoritative sources as the foundation for examining every issueProvides readers with listings of relevant sources to conduct further researchProvides valuable insights and information on support systems available to victims of domestic violence Each title in the Contemporary Debates series examines the veracity of controversial claims or beliefs surrounding a major political/cultural issue in the United States. Each book gives readers a clear and unbiased understanding of current high-interest issues by informing them about falsehoods, half-truths, and misconceptions—and confirming the factual validity of other assertions—that have gained traction in Americas cultural and political discourse.This latest addition to the series is a probing examination of the extent to which domestic violence permeates American society, the socioeconomic and psychological drivers of that violence, and efforts to reform legal and law enforcement systems to make their policies and practices more sensitive to spouses, children, parents, siblings, and others who have been abused. It asks and answers questions related to root causes of domestic violence, risk factors, legal options and sources of help for those who have been abused, and abuse prevention programs.

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Examine the drivers of domestic violence and their impact on partners, spouses, families and communities, as well as programs and reforms to support victims of domestic violence.

Introduction

How To Use This Book


Chapter
1. Causes and Risk Factors of Domestic Violence


Q1. Is domestic violence a response to provocation by the victim?
Q2. Is alcohol responsible for domestic violence?
Q3. What are the chief characteristics of domestic violence situations that turn lethal?
Q4. Do men who kill intimate partners often have a prior history of domestic violence?
Q5. Is domestic violence a risk factor for mass murder?
Q6. Does access to firearms increase the risk of intimate partner homicide?

Chapter
2. Public Perceptions of Domestic Violence


Q7. Is the public's perception of domestic violence based on established facts and research?
Q8. Is domestic violence a relatively rare crime in modern society?
Q9. Does domestic violence only refer to physical violence?
Q10. Does strangulation always leave visible injuries?
Q11. Does domestic violence occur mostly in impoverished neighborhoods?
Q12. Is violence among teen dating partners less severe than among adult partners?
Q13. Do women ever kill their whole family?
Q14. What impact did the COVID-19 pandemic have on domestic violence?

Chapter
3. Domestic Violence Victims


Q15. What obstacles do domestic violence victims often confront when trying to leave their abusers?
Q16. Are domestic violence victims always young women?
Q17. Are pregnant women more at risk of intimate partner homicide?
Q18. Do men seek help for domestic violence victimization?
Q19. If they do not witness the violence directly, are children harmed by abusive relationships between their parents?

Chapter
4. Domestic Violence Offenders

Q20. Are men and women equally likely to commit domestic violence?
Q21. Does domestic violence refer to violence among heterosexual couples only?
Q22. Are mothers who kill their children insane?
Q23. Are domestic violence offenders mentally ill?
Q24. Do women ever kill their partners out of jealousy?

Chapter
5. Domestic Violence and the Criminal Justice System


Q25. Can domestic violence be stopped by sending offenders to batterer treatment?
Q26. Can mediation reduce domestic violence?
Q27. What punishment do people convicted of domestic violence offenses receive?
Q28. Can the criminal justice system protect women from domestic violence offenders?
Q29. Does mandatory arrest reduce recidivism among domestic violence offenders?
Q30. Do all women who kill their batterers claim the battered women's defense?
Q31. Do specialized domestic violence courts or dockets increase accountability for domestic violence offenders?

Chapter
6. Domestic Violence and Policy

Q32. Are domestic violence victims protected by fair housing policies?
Q33. Are domestic violence victims protected by workplace policies?
Q34. Can restorative justice be used effectively to address domestic violence?
Q35. Are pets sometimes targeted in domestic violence situations?
Q36. How does divorce factor into intimate partner homicide?


Subject Index
About the Author

Wendy C. Regoeczi is professor and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina, USA.