Violence Against Women: Contemporary Examination of Intimate Partner Violence

Pierce-Weeks, Jennifer; Alexander, Randell; Holt, Karyn

ISBN 10: 1878060953 ISBN 13: 9781878060952

Verlag: STM Learning, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Written by professionals in the fields of clinical service and research, Violence Against Women provides a broad perspective on the causes and consequences of intimate partner violence. This text examines a wide range of relationships that may be affected by intimate partner violence and takes a culturally sensitive, international approach to issues underpinning family violence, dating violence, and the injuries children suffer when their caregivers perpetrate violence. Violence Against Women offers insight into a variety of subjects affecting women domestically and internationally. These subjects include: -Risk assessment for intimate partner violence -Safety planning for victims of intimate partner violence -Criminal prosecution of and protective orders against intimate partner violence -Homicide and suicide related to intimate partner violence -Intimate partner violence in China and among Chinese Americans -Intimate partner violence in LGBTQI relationships -Occurrence of and intervention in cases of intimate partner violence in the military This educational resource offers definitive data to be applied by professionals in cases of intimate partner violence and anticipates future research and innovation in order to foster more effective intervention in cases of domestic violence the world over. The authors, representing the fields of medicine, nursing, social service, law, law enforcement, and public policy, have collaborated to provide a substantive educational reference for clinical care, social policy, and research workers. Violence Against Women is a comprehensive source of multidisciplinary information for professionals and students in need of a sound understanding of intimate partner violence and violence against women in general.

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Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, manager of the Forensic Nurse Examiner Program at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Spring, Colorado, is a past-president of the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and has served on the IAFN Board since 2006. She previously served for twelve years as the director of the State of New Hampshire Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program. She has 23 years nursing experience and is an educator and expert in the areas of child and adult sexual assault, as well as domestic violence.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: STM Learning
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1878060953
• ISBN 13: 9781878060952
• Einband: Broschiert
• Anzahl der Seiten: 636
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland