Marital Violence - The Community Response

Originally published in 1983, this book is based on research into the way practitioners in the medical, legal, and social services viewed marriage and violence at the time. It examines marital violence from a number of perspectives and the ways in which different agencies and practitioners respond to the problem.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Part I 1. Introduction 2. How Much Marital Violence Comes to the Attention of Public Services? 3. Some Social Characteristics of Victims of Marital Violence Part II 4. Problems of Definition 5. Problems of Explanation 6. Questions of Evidence 7. Issues of Privacy and Confidentiality 8. Ambivalence in Victims and Practitioners 9. Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse 10. Role Definition 11. Perceptions of Other Services Part III 12. The Significance of Agency Choice 13. Some Policy Considerations. Appendix - The Practitioner Study: Mode of Sampling and Characteristics of Practitioners. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Margaret Borkowski, Mervyn Murch, Val Walker

Product details

• Authors: Borkowski Margaret, Murch Mervyn, Walker Val
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 23.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032469010
• ISBN: 978-1-032-46901-0
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Marriage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Personal & public health, Social Work, domestic violence, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1980 to c 1989, Personal and public health / health education, Domestic abuse