Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice

Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice offers readers an overview of domestic violence and its effects on society, including what can be done to curtail its rapid growth and widespread harm. Criminal justice and sociology students will find this text readable, up-to-date, and rich in historical detail. Geared toward the criminal justice system, this text focuses on civil and criminal justice processes, from securing a restraining order to completing an arrest, all the way to the final disposition.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

PART 1: THE EXTENT OF DOMESTIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

Chapter 1. Domestic Violence: A Global Phenomenon

Chapter 2: Measuring Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 3: Historical Overview of Domestic Violence

PART 2: THE NATURE OF DOMESTIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

Chapter 4: Theories of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 5: A Lifetime of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 6: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Up Close and Personal

Chapter 7: Intimate Partner Violence within the LGBT+Q Community

PART 3: SYSTEMS' RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Chapter 8: Policing Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 9: Prosecuting Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 10: Prevention Is Better than Cure

Appendices
Glossary
Index

Lee E. Ross, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida (UCF). A graduate of Rutgers University, his research interests spans a variety of areas, from seminal work on religion and social control theory to more recent explorations of African-American interests in law enforcement. As editor of Continuing The War against Domestic Violence (2014), his scholarship can be found in a variety of academic journals, including Justice Quarterly, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Crime and Justice, and the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, among others. The recipient of various teaching awards, Ross is a former Provost Fellow and Coordinator of the Public Affairs Doctoral Program at UCF. Ross spent several years as a group facilitator to a batterer’s intervention program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and recently served as an expert witness in a domestic violence case. His latest research examines the effects of mandatory arrest policies and the role of religion and domestic violence.