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BL
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992788
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b747158
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Mills, Linda G.
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| Title & Author
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The heart of intimate abuse : : new interventions in child welfare, criminal justice, and health settings /\ Linda G. Mills.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer Pub. Co.,, ©1998.
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| Series Statement
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Springer series on family violence
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1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0826117279
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: 9780826117274
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0826112161
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9780826112163
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and indexes.
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| Contents
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List of Boxes and Figures; Foreword; Preface; Part I: The Heart of Intimate Abuse; Introduction; 1 Intersections and Tensions in Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Practice; 2 The Heart of Intimate Abuse and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence; Part II: Systems' Responses to Domestic Violence; 3 The Criminal Justice System's Response to Domestic Violence; 4 The Public Child Welfare System's Response to Domestic Violence; 5 The Health Care System's Response to Domestic Violence; Part III: Empowerment Strategies and Affective Advocacy.
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| Abstract
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This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws. Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in familie.
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Victims of family violence-- Services for-- United States.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Domestic Partner Abuse.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Elder Abuse.
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Victims of family violence-- Services for.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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362.82/928/0973
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HV6626.2.M56 1998eb
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