Section I: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACROSS CULTURES
Domestic Violence in Indian Country; Julie C. Abril
Intimate Partner Violence Among Latinos; Joanne Klevens
Domestic Violence in Asian Cultures; Qiang Xu and Jennifer Colanese
Domestic Violence Among African Americans: Strengthening Knowledge to Inform Action; Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, Zuleka Henderson, and Akosoa Mcfadgion
Section II: SPECIAL TOPICS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Physical Child Abuse, Neglect, and Domestic Violence: A Case Studies Approach; Mark A. Winton and Elizabeth M. Rash
The Response of the Child Welfare System to Domestic Violence; Melanie Shepard and Gina Farrell
Theoretical Connections Between Dating and Marital Violence; Ryan C. Shorey, Tara L. Cornelius, and Kathryn M. Bell
Religion and Intimate Partner Violence: A Double-Edge Sword; Lee E. Ross
Connections Between Domestic Violence and Homelessness; Charlene K. Baker
Domestic Violence Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons: Populations at Risk; Christopher W. Blackwell
Police Officers and Spousal Violence: Work–Family Linkages; Leanor Boulin Johnson
Section III: CRIMINAL AND CIVIL RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence: A Historical Review; John R. Barner and Michelle Mohr Carney
Civil Protection Orders Against Domestic Violence: Practices and Procedures; Robert T. Magil, Walter Komanski, and Lee Ross
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases: Issues and Concerns; Walter Komanski and Robert T. Magill
Defending Individuals Charged With Domestic Assault and Battery; John V. Elmore and Lee E. Ross
Court-Ordered Treatment Programs: An Evaluation of Batterers Anonymous; Rebecca Bonanno
Community Supervision of Domestic Violence Offenders: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go; Lynette Feder and Katherine Gomez
A Restorative Justice Approach to Domestic Violence; Debra Heath-Thornton
Index
Biography
Lee E. Ross, PhD, is an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Central Florida. A graduate of Rutgers University, his research interests span a variety of areas, from his seminal work on religion and social control theory to more recent explorations into the consequences of mandatory arrest policies and the patriarchal role of religion in domestic violence. As editor of the first edition of the War Against Domestic Violence, Dr. Ross spent several years as a group facilitator to the Milwaukee Domestic Abuse Intervention Program (DAIP).
His scholarship can be found in a variety of academic journals, including Justice Quarterly, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Crime and Justice, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, The Justice Professional, Sociological Spectrum, and Sociological Focus, among others. A member of the doctoral faculty, Dr. Ross teaches a variety of courses, including domestic violence and systems responses as well as race, crime, and justice. Recently, Dr. Ross became the first criminologist in the state of Florida to qualify as an expert witness in a criminal case involving domestic violence.
