4th Edition
Family Violence and Criminal Justice A Life-Course Approach
Chapter 1: Family Violence and the Life-Course Perspective Chapter 2: Research Methodology and the Study of Family Violence and the Life Course Chapter 3: Explaining Family Violence Chapter 4: Violence at the Beginning of the Life Course: Child Abuse and Neglect Chapter 5: Violence in Early Adulthood and Beyond: Violence Between Intimate Partners Chapter 6: Violence at the End of the Life Course: Elder Abuse and Neglect Chapter 7: Family Violence among Special Populations Chapter 8: The Police and Social Service Response to Family Violence Chapter 9: The Courts and Family Violence: Issues and Innovations Chapter 10: Corrections and Family Violence: Treatment and Punishment Issues Chapter 11: Family Violence over the Life Course and the Collaborative Response Chapter 12: Family Violence: A Look Back and a Look to the Future
Biography
Leana A. Bouffard is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Iowa State University. She was previously the Director of the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State University. Her research interests include gender‑based violence, especially the criminal justice response to domestic violence and sexual assault, consequences of victimization, and life course and developmental approaches to understanding offending. She earned her PhD (2001) and MA (1998) in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland and her BS (1995) in Psychology from Duke University.
