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Domestic and Family Violence

Volume 365

Editor: Justin Healey

Print book ISBN: 9781922084309

E-book ISBN: 9781922084316

Year: 2014

$28.00 (includes $2.55 GST)

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Description

Domestic violence refers to acts of violence that occur between people in an intimate relationship in domestic settings; family violence is a broader term referring to violence between family members as well as violence between intimate partners. These violent acts include physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse.

This book reveals the prevalence and causes of domestic and family violence, and explains ways of dealing with domestic abuse. Domestic violence is more than a crime, it is an abuse of power by someone in a position of trust. Are you safe in your own home?

Chapter 1: Understanding domestic and family violence

Chapter 2: Dealing with domestic and family violence

Worksheets and activities; Fast facts; Glossary; Web links; Index

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