Domestic Violence: Legal and Social Reality

By D. Kelly Weisberg

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Domestic Violence: Legal and Social Reality, Second Edition is a domestic violence casebook featuring cases, statutes, notes, interdisciplinary materials, narratives, and problems. The text is illuminated by a particular sensitivity to the victim's perspective as well as to issues of race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation.

New to the Second Edition:

Most up-to-date treatment, including coverage of pending Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2018, federal guidance on campus sexual assault, reversal of federal policy on asylum, and national screening recommendationsInclusion of new cases addressing same-sex intimate partner violence, federal firearms laws, tribal law, lethality assessment, and cyberstalkingCoverage of cutting-edge issues of revenge porn and role of domestic violence in mass shootingsNew developments in child custody law, including the "safety-first" paradigm

Professors and students will benefit from:

Materials reflecting the social reality of intimate partner violence through human-interest narratives that complement the casesIntegration of interdisciplinary perspectives, including excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, literature, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, and medicineAnalyses of current social science research to enhance student understandingFocus on cutting-edge areas of law and often-ignored issuesCoverage of the full range of types of abusePresentation of a variety of problem exercises derived from actual cases and current eventsEasy adaptation to shorter or longer courses

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1543804349

ISBN13:9781543804348

Release Date:April 2019

Publisher:Aspen Publishing

Length:854 Pages

Weight:4.00 lbs.

Dimensions:2.0" x 7.6" x 10.1"

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Law Parenting & Relationships

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