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Violence Against Women: Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Exploitation
Contributor(s): Gill, Aisha (Contribution by), Radford, Lorraine (Contribution by), Barter, Christine (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1849051321     ISBN-13: 9781849051323
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $42.75  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Non-classifiable
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Social Science | Social Work
Dewey: 362.880
LCCN: 2012027220
Series: Research Highlights in Social Work
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professions today.

This volume seeks to address issues surrounding violence against women at all levels, from its root causes to the specific needs arising in victims of gendered abuse from a particular social or ethnic group. Drawing on the expertise of a range of 'front line' service providers and practitioners as well as academic researchers, it seeks to provide those working in social work and related professions with up-to-date coverage of the major issues pertaining to violence against women, and suggest ways to tackle the rise in violence against women by translating knowledge into effective training and practice.

This important book will be essential reading for practising social workers and allied professions, as well as academics and students.

Contributor Bio(s): McMillan, Lesley: - Lesley McMillan is a Reader in Sociology and Criminology at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Her special interests are gendered and sexual violence and gender and the criminal justice process. Findings from her comparative study of feminist services for survivors of gendered violence were published in Feminists Organising Against Gendered Violence (2007: Palgrave Macmillan).Radford, Lorraine: - Lorraine Radford is Head of Research at the NSPCC in London.