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Introduction History of the Response to Domestic Violence The Development of Social Attitudes Toward Spousal Abuse by Arnold Binder and James Meeker Battering and the Criminal Justice System: A Feminist View by Demie Kurz Police Intervention Screening Calls by Peter K. Manning Identifying Households at Risk of Domestic Violence by Glenn L. Pierce and Susan Spaar The Courts' Response to Police Intervention in Domestic Violence by Marvin Zalman Arrest and the Reduction of Repeat Wife Assault by Donald G. Dutton, Stephen D. Hart, Leslie W. Kennedy, and Kirk R. Williams Arrest as a Method to Control Spouse Abuse by Arnold Binder and James Meeker Prosecutorial and Judicial Response Domestic Violence: Its Legal Definitions by James B. Halsted Innovative Approaches to the Prosecution of Domestic Violence Crimes: An Overview by Naomi R. Cahn The Preventive Impacts of Policies for Prosecuting Wife Batterers by David Ford and Mary Jean Regoli The Court's Response to Interpersonal Violence: A Comparison of Intimate and Nonintimate Assault by Kathleen J. Ferraro and Tascha Boychuk Do Restraining Orders Help? Battered Women's Experience with Male Violence and Legal Process by Molly Chaudhuri and Kathleen Daly Criminal Justice Intervention and Victims Role of Victim Preference in Determining Police Response to Victims of Domestic Violence by Eve S. Buzawa, Thomas L. Austin, James Bannon, and James Jackson Framing and Reframing Battered Women by Evan Stark Index
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