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The Prevalence And Characteristics Of Intimate Partner Violence In A Community Study Of Chinese American Women., Madelyn Hicks
The Prevalence And Characteristics Of Intimate Partner Violence In A Community Study Of Chinese American Women., Madelyn Hicks
Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks
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9. Domestic Violence And Child Protection: Confronting The Dilemmas In Moving From Family Court To Dependency Court., Thomas D. Lyon, Mindy B. Mechanic
9. Domestic Violence And Child Protection: Confronting The Dilemmas In Moving From Family Court To Dependency Court., Thomas D. Lyon, Mindy B. Mechanic
Thomas D. Lyon
The overlap between domestic violence and child maltreatment has received an enormous amount of attention from domestic violence advocates, child advocates, policymakers, and researchers. The goals of empowering victims of domestic violence, usually women, and protecting children from abuse and neglect, usually by men, are theoretically compatible and mutually reinforcing. However, advocacy for battered mothers and protection for maltreated children have developed along different paths, leading to conflict and distrust (Edleson, 1999).