Heather Douglas

Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by Professor of Law Heather Douglas, Women, Intimate Partner Violence, and the Law examines what goes on behind the scenes when domestic violence cases make it into courtrooms across the world. Building from a series of interviews with a group of women, conducted at various stages of the legal process, the book explores how the legal system responds to women who have experienced intimate partner violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780190071783
• ISBN-10: 0190071788
• Artikelnr.: 60192167

Autorenporträt

Heather Douglas, LLB, LLM, BA, PhD, is Professor of Law in the Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne. She has worked on the legal response to intimate partner violence for over twenty years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Study Approach and Methodology
Chapter 2: Non-Physical Abuse and Coercive Control
Chapter 3: Using Law
Chapter 4: Interacting with the Child Protection Service
Chapter 5: Policing Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 6: Lawyers and Legal Representation
Chapter 7: Judges in the Protection Orders and Family Law Systems
Chapter 8: The Process and Conditionality of Separation
Conclusion
Women's Stories List
Definitions
Visa Status
Reference List