Domestic violence law / D. Kelly Weisberg (Professor of Law, Hastings College of the Law, University of California).
- Author
- Weisberg, D. Kelly
- Published
- St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2019]
- Physical Description
- xxi, 540 pages ; 26 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- Introduction : social and legal historical context -- Characteristics of domestic violence -- Influential factors : dimensions and contexts -- High lethality crimes : strangulation, stalking, sexual assault -- High lethality crimes : separation abuse, pet abuse, and murder-suicide -- Other types of abuse : reproductive control, financial abuse, psychological abuse -- Law enforcement response -- Domestic violence as a crime : state legislative responses -- Criminal defenses -- Evidentiary issues -- Federal criminal law -- Civil protection orders -- Tort remedies -- Domestic violence in the context of dating, marriage, and divorce -- Parenting and domestic violence -- Discrimination against victims.
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781634591584
1634591585 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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