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The Heart of Intimate Abuse: New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings

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The Heart of Intimate Abuse: New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings - Mills, Linda G, PhD, Lcsw, Jd
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This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and ...

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The Heart of Intimate Abuse: New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings 1998, Springer Publishing Company, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780826112163

Hardcover