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Contents Acknowledgments Preface Chapter One - Introduction 12 Chapter Two - Prior Research Findings and Controversies 32 Chapter Three - Background: Site, Data, Methods and Program Philosophy 69 Chapter Four - The Police Ride-Along Study 88 Chapter Five - Hearing from Criminal Justice Professionals and Social Service Providers 129 Chapter Six - A Day in the Life: Inside a Female Offender's Treatment Group 152 Chapter Seven - "Violent" Women: Motivations and Context 184 Chapter Eight - Summary: The Findings and their Policy Implications 210 Appendix A - Summaries of Domestic Violence Calls for Police Service 231 References 242 Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Family violence.
Victims of family violence.
Abused women.
Female offenders.