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Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Andrea L. Dennis, Carol E. Jordan
Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Andrea L. Dennis, Carol E. Jordan
Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications
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Intimate Partner Violence: Implications For The Domestic Relations Practitioner, Carol E. Jordan
Intimate Partner Violence: Implications For The Domestic Relations Practitioner, Carol E. Jordan
Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications
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Kentucky Domestic Violence And Abuse Act: Civil Remedies For Victims, Carol E. Jordan, Karen Quinn
Kentucky Domestic Violence And Abuse Act: Civil Remedies For Victims, Carol E. Jordan, Karen Quinn
Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications
Advocates for victims of domestic violence have long argued that this specifi form of violence is no less an offense than an assault by a stranger. In fact, because domestic violence invovles closely related victims and offenders, it poses additional and very serious risks to victims. Such risks led advocates to promote the creation of civil remedies for victims of domestic violence. The Domestic violence and abuse Act and its civil protections were created by the 1984 General Assembly, not to replace criminal sanctions, but to afford victims additional civil protections which the criminal justice system does not provide.
Guidelines For Handling Domestic Violence Cases In Community Mental Health Centers, Carol E. Jordan, Robert Walker
Guidelines For Handling Domestic Violence Cases In Community Mental Health Centers, Carol E. Jordan, Robert Walker
Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications
Community mental health centers are becoming increasingly involved in the delivery of services to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. To help centers plan a domestic violence program and address the risk of liability in treating clients who may be dangerous, the authors suggest principles to guide clinical decisions, standards for service delivery, and standards for staff development.