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LEADER: 02012cam a2200313 i 4500
001 2013363181
003 DLC
005 20130814080427.0
008 130729s2013 mnu bv 000 0 eng
010 $a 2013363181
020 $a9780314277060 (pbk.)
020 $a9780314277350 (pbk. : teacher's manual)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aKF9320$b.D657 2013
245 00 $aDomestic violence law /$c[edited] by Nancy K.D. Lemon, John and Elizabeth Boalt Lecturer, Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley.
250 $aFourth edition.
264 1 $aSt. Paul, MN :$bWest,$c[2013]
300 $axlviii, 1111 pages ;$c26 cm +$eteacher's manual.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aAmerican casebook series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages xxi-xxix).
505 0 $aHistory and overview -- Domestic violence: causes, effects, and treatment -- Cross-cultural issues: survivors of domestic violence who face multiple oppressions -- Battering in gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer relationships -- Suing batterers in tort actions -- Civil restraining orders -- Children in homes where domestic violence takes place -- Alternative dispute resolution -- Rape of intimate partners -- Law enforcement response -- Prosecutorial response -- Judges, courts, and sentencing batterers -- Victims of domestic violence as criminal defendants -- Federal responses: violence against women act, restrictions on firearms -- Confidentiality and safety issues, including mandatory reporting of domestic violence -- Financial, employment, and housing issues affecting survivors of domestic violence -- Immigration and human rights issues.
650 0 $aFamily violence$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aFamily violence$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States$vCases.
700 1 $aLemon, Nancy K. D.,$d1953-$eeditor of compilation.