Protecting Children from Domestic Violence: Strategies for Community Intervention - Hardcover

Peter G. Jaffe, PhD, is Special Advisor on Violence Prevention at the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic, a children's mental health center in Ontario, Canada, specializing in issues that bring children and families into the justice system. He has coauthored eight books on domestic violence, including Child Custody and Domestic Violence: A Call for Safety and Accountability.

Linda L. Baker, PhD, is Executive Director of the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System. She has coauthored over 18 resources to enhance understanding and intervention with children and adolescents, including Children Exposed to Violence: A Handbook for Police Trainers to Increase Understanding and Improve Community Responses.

Alison J. Cunningham, MA, is Director of Research and Planning at the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System. She is the coauthor of two textbooks, Canadian Criminal Justice: A Primer and Canadian Corrections. She is President of the Ontario Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies, and in 2001 was invited to be an advisor to the World Health Organization about standards of health services for child and adult victims of sexual violence.

Part I: Introduction to the Problem Chapter 1. Purpose and Overview Peter G. Jaffe, Linda L. Baker, and Alison J. Cunningham Chapter 2. Should Childhood Exposure to Adult Domestic Violence Be Defined as Child Maltreatment under the Law? Jeffrey L. Edleson Chapter 3. Young Children Exposed to Adult Domestic Violence: Incidence, Assessment, and Intervention B. B. Robbie Rossman, Jacqueline G. Rea, Sandra A. Graham-Bermann, and Perry M. Butterfield Chapter 4. Group Intervention with Abusive Male Adolescents Diane Davis Part II: Individual- and Group-Level Responses Chapter 5. Fostering Resilient Coping in Children Exposed to Violence: Cultural Considerations Sandra A. Graham-Bermann and Hilda M. Halabu Chapter 6. Safety Planning for Abused Women and Their Children Jennifer L. Hardesty and Jacquelyn C. Campbell Chapter 7. Assessing Abusers' Risks to Children Lundy Bancroft and Jay G. Silverman Chapter 8. Fatherhood and Domestic Violence: Exploring the Role of Abusive Men in the Lives of Their Children Oliver J. Williams, Jacquelyn Boggess, and Janet Carter Part III: System-Level Responses Chapter 9. The Ethnic Media Outreach Project: "Canada Is a Country for Women" Melpa Kamateros Chapter 10. Police in the Lives of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Collaborative Approaches to Intervention Miriam Berkman, Robert L. Casey, Steven J. Berkowitz, and Steven Marans Chapter 11. The Role of Family Courts in Domestic Violence: The Canadian Experience Martha Shaffer and Nicholas Bala Chapter 12. The Role of Family Courts in Domestic Violence: The U.S. Experience Billie Lee Dunford-Jackson Chapter 13. The Fourth R: Developing Healthy Relationships through School-Based Interventions Peter G. Jaffe, David Wolfe, Claire Crooks, Ray Hughes, and Linda L. Baker Part IV: Conclusions Chapter 14. Future Directions in Ending Domestic Violence in the Lives of Children Linda L. Baker, Alison J. Cunningham, and Peter G. Jaffe Index