The Domestic Assault of Women

Psychological and Criminal Justice Perspectives

Donald G. Dutton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

348 Seiten

1995
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-0462-2 (ISBN)

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Argues that only by understanding the psychology of both the aggressors and the victims of wife assault can we generate informed social and criminal justice policy.

The Domestic Assault of Women relates social and criminal justice policy to empirically tested social psychological theory about the causes and effects of wife assault. Donald G. Dutton argues that only by understanding the psychology of both the aggressors and the victims of wife assault can we generate informed social and criminal justice policy. By linking the psychological factors that support assaultive habits to police arrest policy and subsequent treatment, Dutton shows how police/therapist intervention can interrupt assaultive behaviour and prevent recidivism.

This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect current work in the field. More figures, including recently developed scales and data sets, have been added to increase its usefulness.

Donald G. Dutton is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. He has served as an expert witness in domestic violence cases and worked with the police to develop a teaching program for them. He has also provided group therapy for wife assaulters and has worked with battered wives.

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 History and Incidence of Wife Assault

2 Explanations for Wife Assault: Psychiatry, Sociobiology, and Sociology

3 The Social Psychology of the Wife Assaulter: The Theory

4 The Social Psychology of the Wife Assaulter: The Research Studies

5 The Abusive Personality

6 Effects on the Victim

7 Traumatic Bonding

8 The Criminal Justice Response to Wife Assault

9 The Treatment of Wife Assault

10 The Future

Notes

References

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.5.1995
Verlagsort	Vancouver
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Familienrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	0-7748-0462-9 / 0774804629
ISBN-13	978-0-7748-0462-2 / 9780774804622
Zustand	Neuware