Working with Violent Families: A Guide for Clinical and Legal Practitioners

by Frank G. Bolton Jr., Susan R. Bolton

This is a comprehensive review of the literature on the four major forms of family violence: child abuse, child sexual abuse, conjugal violence and violence towards the elderly. Written from both clinical and legal perspectives, the book is designed to show practitioners and students what to do when individual or family victimization has occurred. It also provides suggestions for improving on the detection of violence and reducing its occurrence.

442 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1987