{"product_id":"violence-in-families-national-research-council-and-institute-9780309054966","title":"Violence in Families: Assessing Prevention and Treatment Programs","description":"\u003cp\u003eReports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information is often scattered, inaccessible, and difficult to obtain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eViolence in Families\u003c\/i\u003e takes the first hard look at the successes and failures of family violence interventions. It offers recommendations to guide services, programs, policy, and research on victim support and assistance, treatments and penalties for offenders, and law enforcement. Included is an analysis of more than 100 evaluation studies on the outcomes of different kinds of programs and services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eViolence in Families\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most comprehensive review on the topic to date. It explores the scope and complexity of family violence, including identification of the multiple types of victims and offenders, who require different approaches to intervention. The book outlines new strategies that offer promising approaches for service providers and researchers and for improving the evaluation of prevention and treatment services. \u003ci\u003eViolence in Families\u003c\/i\u003e discusses issues that underlie all types of family violence, such as the tension between family support and the protection of children, risk factors that contribute to violent behavior in families, and the balance between family privacy and community interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe core of the book is a research-based review of interventions used in three institutional sectors--social services, health, and law enforcement settings--and how to measure their effectiveness in combating maltreatment of children, domestic violence, and abuse of the elderly. Among the questions explored by the committee: Does the child protective services system work? Does the threat of arrest deter batterers? The volume discusses the strength of the evidence and highlights emerging links among interventions in different institutional settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThorough, readable, and well organized, \u003ci\u003eViolence in Families\u003c\/i\u003e synthesizes what is known and outlines what needs to be discovered. This volume will be of great interest to policymakers, social services providers, health care professionals, police and court officials, victim advocates, researchers, and concerned individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council and Institute,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309054966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309054966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.22w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram PTR\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 52","brand":"National Research Council and Institute","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064822313215,"sku":"9780309054966","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b69d1069-3873-47f1-9f13-630b6f733f7f.jpg?v=1768671261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/violence-in-families-national-research-council-and-institute-9780309054966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}