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The Heart of Intimate Abuse

New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings

By: Linda G. Mills, PhD, LCSW, JD

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The Heart of Intimate Abuse

New Interventions in Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Health Settings

By: Linda G. Mills, PhD, LCSW, JD

This startling analysis of violence within intimate relationships contends that every abusive relationship has, paradoxically, a heart of its own. Practitioners must acknowledge and engage this dynamic emotional center in order for interventions to succeed. The Heart of Intimate Abuse takes a broad, critical view of standard responses to abuse by today's criminal justice, social work, and medical systems--especially those that respond to violence with coercive interventions such as mandatory arrest, prosecution, and reporting laws. Here is a bold vision of the core dynamics of abuse in families--a vision that professionals can use to realize new policies and implement effective interventions that reach the heart of intimate abuse.

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826117279

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9780826117274

A Penchant for Prejudice

Unraveling Bias in Judicial Decision Making

By: Linda G. Mills

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A Penchant for Prejudice

Unraveling Bias in Judicial Decision Making

By: Linda G. Mills

Challenges the meaning of impartiality in the judicial system

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220

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University of Michigan Press

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0472109502

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9780472109500

Violent Partners

A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse

By: Linda G. Mills

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Violent Partners

A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse

By: Linda G. Mills

A radical new take on the crisis of intimate abuse, Violent Partners argues that as a culture we misunderstand the root causes and basic effects of abuse, and until that changes there is no hope of fixing the problem. Dr. Linda Mills challenges assumptions, tears down myths, and offer solutions, all the while telling riveting stories of couples who have conquered violence in their relationships. In Violent Partners, she describes several programs that hold promise for addressing intimate abuse, including two nationally known and groundbreaking treatment programs-Peacemaking Circles and Healing Circles. Controversial, provocative, and accessible, Violent Partners is unlike any other book on abuse and relationships, and highlights in great detail the complexities of violence through the stories of men and women who have acknowledged their abuse and sought to do something about it. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand violence in their own relationship, friends and family members of victims and abusers, and legal and mental health practitioners looking for a new and valuable approach to treating couples in crisis.

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Basic Books

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0786731877

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9780786731879

Insult to Injury

Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse

By: Linda G. Mills

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Insult to Injury

Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse

By: Linda G. Mills

Locking up men who beat their partners sounds like a tremendous improvement over the days when men could hit women with impunity and women fearing for their lives could expect no help from authorities. But does our system of requiring the arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of abusers lessen domestic violence or help battered women? In this already controversial but vitally important book, we learn that the criminal justice system may actually be making the problem of domestic violence worse. Looking honestly at uncomfortable facts, Linda Mills makes the case for a complete overhaul and presents a promising alternative. The evidence turns up some surprising facts about the complexities of intimate abuse, facts that run against mainstream assumptions: The current system robs battered women of what power they do hold. Perhaps as many as half of women in abusive relationships stay in them for strong cultural, economic, religious, or emotional reasons. Jailing their partners often makes their situations worse. Women are at least as physically violent and emotionally aggressive as are men toward women, and women's aggression is often central to the dynamic of intimate abuse. Informed by compelling evidence, personal experience, and what abused women themselves say about their needs, Mills proposes no less than a fundamentally new system. Addressing the real dynamics of intimate abuse and incorporating proven methods of restorative justice, Mills's approach focuses on healing and transformation rather than shame or punishment. Already the subject of heated controversy, Insult to Injury offers a desperately needed and powerful means for using what we know to reduce violence in our homes.

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Princeton University Press

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1400825687

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9781400825684

Violent Partners

A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse

By: Linda G. Mills

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A Breakthrough Plan for Ending the Cycle of Abuse

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Doing Critical Research in Education

From Theory to Practice

By: Kathryn Bell McKenzie,Linda Skrla

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Doing Critical Research in Education

From Theory to Practice

By: Kathryn Bell McKenzie,Linda Skrla

This user-friendly guide explains difficult concepts with examples of applications for anyone who wants to engage in critical research to address some of the most pressing issues in education, as well as all areas in which there is oppression or marginalization of students and their communities"--

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Teachers College Press

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080776812X

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9780807768129

Insult to Injury

Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse

By: Linda G. Mills

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Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse

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Book's by Linda G. Mills

The Heart of Intimate Abuse

The Heart of Intimate Abuse

A Penchant for Prejudice

A Penchant for Prejudice

Violent Partners

Violent Partners

Insult to Injury

Insult to Injury

Violent Partners

Violent Partners

Doing Critical Research in Education

Doing Critical Research in Education

Insult to Injury

Insult to Injury

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