Domestic Violence and Protecting Children describes some of the innovative work taking place in relation to domestic violence and child protection. It looks at new prevention initiatives, how interventions for children exposed to domestic violence are being developed and evaluated, how services for abusive fathers have evolved and provides ......
How do you respond simultaneously to the needs of adults experiencing domestic violence and the specific needs of their children? Domestic Violence and Child Protection explores the challenges of working effectively in this complex field and offers positive models for practice.Leading practitioners and researchers outline the essential safety ......
According to the American Medical Association, one quarter of American women will be abused by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. Loving support can make a tremendous difference to survivors as they struggle with the difficult process of healing and regaining trust in themselves and others. Often, however, pastoral caregivers ......
The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present
Elizabeth Pleck's Domestic Tyranny chronicles the rise and demise of legal, political, and medical campaigns against domestic violence from colonial times to the present. Based on in-depth research into court records, newspaper accounts, and autobiographies, this book argues that the single most consistent barrier to reform against domestic ......
Consisting of twenty-two carefully selected essays by a distinguished group of leading experts-the seventh edition of this leading reader for courses in American foreign policy offers students an up-to-date, highly accessible introduction to the broad array of domestic factors influencing U.S. policymakers.
Consisting of twenty-two carefully selected essays by a distinguished group of leading experts-the seventh edition of this leading reader for courses in American foreign policy offers students an up-to-date, highly accessible introduction to the broad array of domestic factors influencing U.S. policymakers.
Alongside the three revolutions we usually identify with the long eighteenth century--the French Revolution, the American Revolution, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688--Enlightenment ideology gave rise to a quieter but no less significant revolution which was largely the fruit of women's imagination and the result of women's work. In The ......
This book examines president Clinton, a pre-9/11 pioneer, in managing and exploiting terrorism's domestic political risks and opportunities. Clinton's lessons provide invaluable guidance for leaders seeking to navigate today's ever-more lethal, diverse, and ambiguous terrorism landscape.
In looking at the remarkable proliferation of democracies since 1974, this volume offers important insight into the challenges and opportunities that democracy faces in the twenty-first century. Distinguished contributors detail the contemporary threats to democracy emanating from internal sources such as tensions arising over technology and its ......
