Payne, Brian K.

Family violence and criminal justice : a life-course approach / Brian K. Payne, Randy R. Gainey. - 3rd ed. - New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, 2009. - ix, 533 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-487) and index.

Family violence and the life-course perspective -- Research methodology and the study of family violence and the life course -- Explaining family violence -- Violence at the beginning of the life course : child abuse and neglect -- Violence in early adulthood and beyond : violence between intimate partners -- Violence at the end of the life course: elder abuse and neglect -- The police and social service response to family violence -- The courts and family violence: issues and innovations -- Corrections and family violence : treatment and punishment issues -- Family violence over the life course and the collaborative response -- Family violence : a look back, recommendations, and a look to the future.

9781422461389 (softbound)

2009028620


Family violence--United States.
Wife abuse--United States.
Child abuse--United States.
Older people--Abuse of--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

HV 6626.2 / .P39 2009

364.15/55