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This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws. Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in families--a vision that professionals can use to realize new policies and implement effective interventions that reach the heart of intimate abuse.
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Springer Series on Family Violence Albert R. Roberts, PhD, Series Editor 1998 Battered Women and Their Families Intervention Strategies and Treatment Programs, second edition Albert R. Roberts, PhD, editor
1998 Preventing Teenage Violence An Empirical Paradigm for Schools and Families John S. Wodarski, PhD, and Lois A. Wodarski, PhD
1998 The Heart of Intimate Abuse New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings Linda G. Mills, PhD, LCSW, JD CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
We are currently searching for authors of future volumes in the Family Violence Series. All topics related to family violence at different stages of the lifespan will be considered. However, I am particularly interested in the following topical areas: 1. Domestic Violence Stalking: Policies, Programs, and Research; 2. Date Abuse at High Schools and Colleges: Policies, Programs, and Research; 3. Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Youth and Adult Violence; 4. Child Abuse Fatalities: Research, Policies, and Prevention Strategies. Please send your family violence book proposal, a copy of your vita, a writing sample (e.g., your best peer-reviewed journal article), and a sample book chapter to: Albert R. Roberts., Ph.D., Series Editor Professor of Social Work and Criminal Justice Administration of Justice Department Rutgers University, Lucy Stone Hall B-261 54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue Piscataway, N.J. 08854-8045 (732) 445-7021
Linda G. Mills, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., J.D, is an attorney and an associate professor of social welfare and law at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research. She is an expert in domestic violence and disability policy. She has written extensively on domestic violence, and her articles appear in journals such as Social Work, Cornell Law Review, and Criminal Justice and Behavior. Dr. Mills is the recipient of several grants related to her work in domestic violence. Most recently, she received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to train Los Angeles County's child welfare workers on how to intervene in cases involving partner violence. Her research in this area explores the effectiveness of her intervention model in child welfare. Dr. Mills is also the author of A Penchant for Prejudice: Unraveling Bias in Judicial Decision-making, which examines the hearing and decision-making practices of Social Security disability judges and proposes a new definition of judicial impartiality. Photo by Wesley Wong.
THE HEART OF
INTIMATE ABUSE New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings
Linda G. Mills, PhD, LCSW, JD
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