Publisher's Synopsis
A Domestic Violence casebook featuring cases, statutes, notes, interdisciplinary materials, narratives, problems, and a particular sensitivity to the victim’s perspective as well as issues of race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation.
Features:
- Reflects the social reality of intimate partner violence through human-interest narratives that complement the cases
- Integrates interdisciplinary perspectives, including excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, literature, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, and medicine
- Blends analyses of current social science research to enhance student understanding
- Focuses on cutting-edge areas of law and often-ignored issues
- Covers the full range of types of abuse
- Presents a variety of problem exercises derived from actual cases and current events
- Easily adapts to shorter or longer courses
