Violence in families : assessing prevention and treatment programmes
Chalk, Rosemary
Violence in families : assessing prevention and treatment programmes Chalk, Rosemary; King, Patricia A. - Washington, DC National Academy Press 1998 - 392 p.
This American book examines the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programmes, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Includes an analysis of more than 70 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programmes and services. Explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. Outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for social services providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence
0309054966
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EVALUATION
FAMILY SERVICES
INTERVENTION
PROGRAMMES
SOCIAL SERVICES
PREVENTION
CHILD ABUSE
362.8292 VIO
Violence in families : assessing prevention and treatment programmes Chalk, Rosemary; King, Patricia A. - Washington, DC National Academy Press 1998 - 392 p.
This American book examines the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programmes, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Includes an analysis of more than 70 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programmes and services. Explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. Outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for social services providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. Discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence
0309054966
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EVALUATION
FAMILY SERVICES
INTERVENTION
PROGRAMMES
SOCIAL SERVICES
PREVENTION
CHILD ABUSE
362.8292 VIO