Coordinating Community Responses to Domestic Violence: Lessons from Duluth and Beyond

by Melanie F. Shepard (Editor), Ellen L. Pence (Editor)

The "Duluth Model" is a widely disseminated approach to community-based intervention in domestic violence. This authoritative and comprehensive volume examines how to develop a response to domestic violence using the Model.

Key issues addressed include: enhancing networking among service providers; building monitoring and tracking systems; developing a supportive infrastructure for victims; providing sanctions and rehabilitation opportunities; addressing the needs of children; and evaluating the effectiveness of community response.

Genres: Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999