Domestic Violence: Facts and Fallacies

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents ix
• Preface xi
• 1 - Introduction 1
• Notes 6
• 2 - Shift of Resolve 7
• Notes 13
• 3 - Roadmap 15
• Notes 25
• 4 - Pieces of the Puzzle 27
• Notes 42
• 5 - Opening Closed Doors 47
• Notes 64
• 6 - From Those in the Valley 69
• Notes 80
• 7 - Mandatory Arrest and Restraining Orders 83

• Title Page iii
• Contents ix
• Preface xi
• 1 - Introduction 1
• Notes 6
• 2 - Shift of Resolve 7
• Notes 13
• 3 - Roadmap 15
• Notes 25
• 4 - Pieces of the Puzzle 27
• Notes 42
• 5 - Opening Closed Doors 47
• Notes 64
• 6 - From Those in the Valley 69
• Notes 80
• 7 - Mandatory Arrest and Restraining Orders 83
• Notes 94
• 8 - A Domestic Violence Prototype: Teaching, Enforcement, and Mediation 97
• Notes 103
• 9 - The Winds of Change 105
• Notes 118
• 10 - Afterword 121
• Notes 131
• Appendix I - The National Institute of Justice Studies 133
• NOTES 139
• Appendix II - Family Disputes 141
• Appendix III - Police Policy and Procedure 149
• Appendix IV - Domestic Violence Policy Involving Law Enforcement Personnel 159
• Appendix V - A Clear and Concise Policy 165
• Appendix VI - Massachusetts General Law C.290A 169
• Appendix VII - Massachusetts General Law 265 S.43, Stalking 183
• Appendix VIII - Definition of Terms 185
• Bibliography 187
• Index 199
• About the Author 203