A Domestic Violence casebook featuring cases, statutes, notes, interdisciplinary materials, narratives, problems, and a particular sensitivity to the victim's perspective as well as issues of race, ethnicity, social class, and sexual orientation. Features:



Reflects the social reality of intimate partner violence through human-interest narratives that complement the cases
Integrates interdisciplinary perspectives, including excerpts, notes, and questions emanating from history, literature, psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, and medicine
Blends analyses of current social science research to enhance student understanding
Focuses on cutting-edge areas of law and often-ignored issues
Covers the full range of types of abuse
Presents a variety of problem exercises derived from actual cases and current events
Easily adapts to shorter or longer courses