ABSTRACT
Violence against women is a global problem and despite a wealth of knowledge and inspiring action around the globe, it continues unabated. Bringing together the very best in international scholarship with a rich variety of pedagogical features, this innovative new textbook on violence against women is specifically designed to provoke debate, interrogate assumptions and encourage critical thinking about this global issue.
This book presents a range of critical reflections on the strengths and limitations of responses to violent crimes against women and how they have evolved to date. Each section is introduced with an overview of a particular topic by an expert in the field, followed by thoughtful reflections by researchers, practitioners, or advocates that incorporate new research findings, a new initiative, or innovative ideas for reform. Themes covered include:
- advances in measurement of violence against women,
- justice system responses to intimate partner violence and sexual assault,
- victim crisis and advocacy,
- behaviour change programs for abusers, and
- prevention of violence against women.
Each section is supplemented with learning objectives, critical thinking questions and lists of further reading and resources to encourage discussion and to help students to appreciate the contested nature of policy. The innovative structure will bring debate alive in the classroom or seminar and makes the book perfect reading for courses on violence against women, gender and crime, victimology, and crime prevention.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|40 pages
Measurement of violence against women
chapter Chapter 1|12 pages
Measurement innovations
chapter Chapter 3|14 pages
Innovations in prevalence research
section Section II|46 pages
Justice system responses to intimate partner violence
chapter Chapter 5|11 pages
Pie in the sky? The use of criminal justice policies and practices for intimate partner violence
chapter Chapter 6|14 pages
Perils of using law
section Section III|38 pages
Justice system responses to sexual violence
chapter Chapter 8|13 pages
The long and winding road
section Section IV|40 pages
Victim crisis and advocacy
chapter Chapter 10|11 pages
Breaking down barriers
section Section V|38 pages
Behavior change programs for abusers
chapter Chapter 13|12 pages
Behavior change programs for intimate partner violence abusers
chapter Chapter 14|12 pages
New approaches to assessing effectiveness and outcomes of domestic violence perpetrator programs
section Section VI|51 pages
Preventing male violence against women