Private Violence and Public Policy

First published in 1985, this is the first published study of violence in the family to be aimed directly at people whose professions bring them into contact with domestic abuse victims, as well as those training for those professions. It documents the problems faced by women with violent husbands and discusses how the needs of these women and of their children can best be met._x005F_x000D_ This book will be of interest to students of social work, health care, medicine and law, as well as those studying social policy, sociology and women’s studies.