Criminal Law Family Law

Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms

Edited by Brenda Russell · John Hamel
Oxford University Press October 2022

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ISBN-13
9780197564028
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
October 2022
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Over the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence in our communities. This progress has been uneven, however, due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence, which include an exaggerated focus on males as perpetrators and females as victims, as well as a heavy-handed law enforcement response that compromises the rights of criminal defendants without necessarily reducing violence.

Gender and Domestic Violence presents empirical research findings and reform recommendations for prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, policy makers and intervention providers with the aim of rectifying shortcomings in legal and law enforcement responses to domestic violence. The volume's editors and chapter authors confront the notion that certain beliefs shared among victim advocates, legal actors, and other stakeholders — principally that domestic violence is bound by gender, and is primarily a crime against women — have led to the use of ineffective and potentially harmful one-size-fits-all intervention policies that can jeopardize defendant due process and victim safety. Domestic violence experts, legal scholars, and practicing attorneys present how gendered aspects of domestic violence affect legal decision-making and practice and provide strategies for becoming more inclusive in the adjudicative process, intervention/prevention, and practice. Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms provides the foundation from which we can begin to move beyond the gender paradigm by recognizing disparities and applying tools that improve research, policing, and practice, allowing u

Table of Contents

Part I. Topic Overview of Research on Domestic Violence
1. Introduction-The Problem with the Gender Paradigm
John Hamel, Ph.D. & Brenda Russell, Ph.D
2. What We Currently Know about the Prevalence, Causes and Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence
Elizabeth Bates, Ph.D. & Alexandra Papamichail, Ph.D
3. The Law Enforcement Response to IPV: Toward a Gender-Neutral Approach
Brenda Russell, Ph.D & Emily Seisler, BA. BA
Part II. Litigation
4. Gender, Sex, and the Prosecution of Intimate Partner Violence
Jennifer Cox, Ph.D., Elizabeth MacNeil, B.A. & Hannah Lind, B.A.
5. Challenges and Strategies in Mounting a Legal Defense in IPV Criminal Cases
Charles Dresow, Esq
6. Intimate Partner Homicides and the Battered Person Syndrome
John Hamel, Ph.D, Don Dutton, Ph.D., & Alexandra Lysova, Ph.D
7. Jury Decision Making: Understanding and Overcoming Bias in the Courtroom
Brenda Russell, Ph.D. & Blake McKimmie, Ph.D
Part III. Family Law
8. Guidelines for Domestic Violence and Child Custody Litigation
David Pisarra, Esq
9. Custody and Intervention Recommendations in Family Law Cases: A Gender-Inclusive Framework
John Hamel, Ph.D. & Kelly Baker, Ph.D
10. The Same Coin: Intimate Partner Violence, Child Abuse, and Parental Alienation
Jennifer Harman, Ph.D & Edward Kruk, Ph.D
Part IV. Evidence-Based Interventions
11. Holding Perpetrators Accountable: Evidence-based Interview and Assessment Procedures
John Hamel, Ph.D. & Liam Ennis, Ph.D
12. Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) Informed Approaches to Batterer Intervention Treatment
Amie Roberts, LMH Counselor, CPM
13. Couples and Family Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence
Victoria Bennet, M.A., Janella Chu, B.S., Deanna Pollard, M.A., & Julia Babcock, Ph.D.
14. Restorative Justice Alternatives
Briana Barocas, Ph.D. & Rei Shimizu, LMSW, Ph.D
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