Table of Contents

Judge Marjory D. Fields: Foreword
Contributors
Part I: Introduction, Public Policy, Research, and Social Action
1: Albert R. Roberts: Myths, Facts, and Realities Regarding Battered Women and Their Children: An Overview
2: Mary P. Brewster: Domestic Violence Theories, Research, and Practice Implications
3: Albert R. Roberts: Comparative Analysis of Battered Women in the Community With Battered Women in Prison for Killing Their Intimate Partners
4: Albert R. Roberts: Duration and Severity of Woman Battering: A Conceptual Model/Continuum
5: Patricia Brownell and Albert R. Roberts: National Organizational Survey of Domestic Violence Coalitions
Part II: Criminal Justice and Legal System Responses
6: Albert R. Roberts and Karel Kurst-Swanger: Police Responses to Battered Women: Past, Present, and Future
7: Albert R. Roberts and Karel Kurst-Swanger: Court Responses to Battered Women and Their Children
8: Susan Keilitz: Improving Judicial System Responses to Domestic Violence: The Promises and Risks of Integrated Case Management and Technology Solutions
9: Amy P. Barasch and Victoria L. Lutz: Innovations in the Legal System's Response to Domestic Violence: Thinking Outside the Box for the Silent Majority of Battered Women
10: Linda G. Mills and Carrie J. Petrucci: A National Study of the Integration of Domestic Violence Assessment Into Child Welfare Practice
11: Evan Stark: Preparing for Expert Testimony in Domestic Violence Cases
Part III: Health Care, Addictions, and Mental Health Treatment
12: Mary Boes and Virginia McDermott: Helping Battered Women: A Health Care Perspective
13: Thomas L. Jackson, Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson, and Tricia H. White: Mental Health Assessment Tools and Techniques for Working With Battered Women
14: Patricia A. Petretic-Jackson, Tricia H. Witte, and Thomas L. Jackson: Battered Women: Treatment Goals and Treatment Planning
15: Theresa M. Zubretsky: Promising Directions for Helping Chemically Involved Battered Women Get Safe and Sober
Part IV: Crisis Intervention, Advocacy, and Specialized Programs
16: Peter Lehmann and Stephanie Rabenstein: Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: The Role of Impact, Assessment, and Treatment
17: Albert R. Roberts and Beverly Schenkman Roberts: A Comprehensive Model for Crisis Intervention With Battered Women and Their Children
18: Leslie M. Tutty and Michael Rothery: Beyond Shelters: Support Groups and Community-Based Advocacy for Abused Women
19: Bea Hanson: Interventions for Batterers: Program Approaches, Program Tensions
Part V: Vulnerable At-Risk Groups and Multicultural Issues
20: Janice L. Ricks, Carol (Jan) Vaughan, and Sophia F. Dziegielewski: Domestic Violence Among Lesbian Couples
21: Gloria Bonilla Santiago: Latina Battered Women: Barriers to Service Delivery and Cultural Considerations
22: Mo Yee Lee: Asian Battered Women: Assessment and Treatment
23: Patricia Brownell: Elder Abuse and Gerontological Social Work
Name Index
Subject Index

Reviews

"This up-to-date book is at once pathbreaking and practical, comprehensive and insightful... If the goal is to save lives, to prevent domestic violence injuries, and to secure justice, the Handbook of Intervention Strategies in Domestic Violence is a must-read." --Criminal Justice Library
"The word 'handbook' does not fully capture this incredibly comprehensive survey of the field of domestic violence, including what we know, current practices, and challenges across the professions. This book would be an excellent sourcebook for domestic violence courses in social work, criminal justice, law schools, and undergraduate departments."--Joan S. Meier, J.D., Director, Domestic Violence Clinics, and Professor of Clinical Law, George Washington
University Law School, Washington, DC
"This is the text for which I have been searching. The chapters are timely, relevant, and deal with many of the key intervention strategies in domestic violence. This book will be of special value to law, social work, and criminal justice students and practitioners. If you are going to purchase one book on domestic violence this year, this should be the one. I expect it to become a classic."--Charles Lindner, J.D., M.S.W., Professor, Department of Law,
Police Science, and Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
"This book represents a tremendous achievement in integration of knowledge in the field. It is a text that is practical for students and practitioners. The book makes a great contribution to practice knowledge. It is the most illuminating and practical volume on domestic violence published in the last 20 years. It is must reading for all social workers."--Cynthia G.S. Franklin, Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Social Work concentration, School
of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin and Editor-in-Chief, Children and Families journal
"Finally, a proactive approach to domestic violence geared toward both practitioners and academicians. A must-read for all service providers whether a novice or expert in the field. Roberts has assembled a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team of contributors to produce a scholarly reader that has the potential to impact domestic violence policy."--Laura J. Moriarty, Ph.D., Professor Criminal Justice and Assistant Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences,
Virginia Commonwealth University
"Dr. Roberts has succeeded in bringing together the work of senior researchers and clinicians in this outstanding and comprehensive volume on domestic violence. The book includes descriptions of innovative programs and practical interventions for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and the children who witness the conflicts, illustrated with compelling cases examples and grounded in a review of the latest research. I would recommend this book
without hesitation as an outstanding example of evidence-based practice, both to experienced practitioners wishing to stay up-to-date with policy, practice and research, and to students reading their first
book on the subject."--Cheryl Regehr, Ph.D., C.S.W., Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work and Director, Centre for Applied Social Research, University of Toronto, Canada
"The word 'handbook' does not fully capture this incredibly comprehensive survey of the field of domestic violence, including what we know, current practices, and challenges across the professions. This book would be an excellent sourcebook for domestic violence courses in social work, criminal justice, law schools, and undergraduate departments."--Joan S. Meier, J.D., Director, Domestic Violence Clinics, and Professor of Clinical Law, George Washington
University Law School, Washington, DC
"This up-to-date book is at once pathbreaking and practical, comprehensive and insightful... If the goal is to save lives, to prevent domestic violence injuries, and to secure justice, the Handbook of Intervention Strategies in Domestic Violence is a must-read." --Criminal Justice Library
"This is the text for which I have been searching. The chapters are timely, relevant, and deal with many of the key intervention strategies in domestic violence. This book will be of special value to law, social work, and criminal justice students and practitioners. If you are going to purchase one book on domestic violence this year, this should be the one. I expect it to become a classic."--Charles Lindner, J.D., M.S.W., Professor, Department of Law,
Police Science, and Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
"This book represents a tremendous achievement in integration of knowledge in the field. It is a text that is practical for students and practitioners. The book makes a great contribution to practice knowledge. It is the most illuminating and practical volume on domestic violence published in the last 20 years. It is must reading for all social workers."--Cynthia G.S. Franklin, Ph.D., Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Social Work concentration, School
of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin and Editor-in-Chief, Children and Families journal
"Finally, a proactive approach to domestic violence geared toward both practitioners and academicians. A must-read for all service providers whether a novice or expert in the field. Roberts has assembled a comprehensive, multidisciplinary team of contributors to produce a scholarly reader that has the potential to impact domestic violence policy."--Laura J. Moriarty, Ph.D., Professor Criminal Justice and Assistant Dean, College of Humanities and Sciences,
Virginia Commonwealth University
"Dr. Roberts has succeeded in bringing together the work of senior researchers and clinicians in this outstanding and comprehensive volume on domestic violence. The book includes descriptions of innovative programs and practical interventions for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and the children who witness the conflicts, illustrated with compelling cases examples and grounded in a review of the latest research. I would recommend this book
without hesitation as an outstanding example of evidence-based practice, both to experienced practitioners wishing to stay up-to-date with policy, practice and research, and to students reading their first
book on the subject."--Cheryl Regehr, Ph.D., C.S.W., Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work and Director, Centre for Applied Social Research, University of Toronto, Canada