Domestic Violence

Download or read book Domestic Violence written by Deborah Lockton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, this book marks a culmination of a three year research programme focused upon the incidence of domestic violence in Leicester. The study examined the levels of violence, the details of applicants and respondents and the nature of complaints, as well as the policies applied and the problems faced by those enforcing the law. The books sets the findings in the context of the policies on protection of victims of domestic violence, the problems they face and protection after 1997. This book will be of interest to those studying law, social work, sociology and women’s studies.