Beginning with the End in Mind
Beginning with the End in Mind

Author: Joy Prepejchal

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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Domestic Violence is a serious and pervasive problem in the United States. Over the past 25 to 30 years, many communities have begun taking a more active role in facing this problem. Unfortunately, many of these coordinated community responses to domestic violence have made little or no effort to incorporate program evaluation. The aim of the current study was to begin with the end in mind by incorporating program evaluation into each step of the process of developing a coordinated community response to domestic violence in a suburban Chicago community. The writer and the coordinated community response program developer collaborated throughout the program development process through consultation and interviews with members of relevant community agencies including the police department, local department of health and human services, a domestic violence shelter, and an agency providing services to children who witness family violence. Program development and program evaluation design were created concurrently and in accordance with requirements of a prospective grant funding source. The final product of this dissertation is a program evaluation protocol for the Hoffman Estates Domestic Violence Response Team (HEDVRT).

Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents
Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Author: Steven N. Sparta

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-03-16

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 0190287071

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Most professional forensic literature addresses the assessment of adults yet neglects the necessary differences that arise when working with minors. Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Children presents the reader with essential knowledge and practical suggestions regarding the forensic assessment of minors involved in a variety of legal applications. Methods of evaluation are described by leading experts regarding topics frequently encountered and of great importance to the courts including: -Physical and sexual child abuse -Domestic violence -Child custody in divorce proceedings -Risk assesment for violence -Potential for rehabilitation in juvenile court cases -Special education -Childhood development and trauma as mitigating circumstances in death penalty cases In addition to reviewing a broad spectrum of topics, methods of evaluation, and the application of specific tests, chapters also address forensic assessment matters such as ethical issues, professional liability, and cultural considerations. This comprehensive resource will be indispensable to mental health practitioners and legal professionals, and of great interest to researchers and students.

Woman Battering in the United States
Woman Battering in the United States

Author: Helen M. Eigenberg

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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Using her own original writings and some taken from a variety of previously published books and periodicals, Eigenberg (U. of Tennessee at Chattanooga) displays woman battering with all of its edges showing. The book examines woman battering as a means of social control and as a crime that is routinely ignored by all ranks of society. Articles cover topics such as what causes battering, who is beaten, police response to battering, and factors in arrests of domestic assaults.

Stalking and Domestic Violence
Stalking and Domestic Violence

Author: Noel-Anne Brennan

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2000-09

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 075670197X

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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) represents a giant step forward in our country's response to violence against women, including stalking and domestic violence (S&DV). This annual report to Congress provides info. about strategies that show promise and research that enhances our understanding of S&DV, against both women and children. Chapters: S&DV in Amer.; fed. and state anti-stalking legislation; sentencing and supervision of stalkers; the Dept. of Justice's response to S&DV; anti-stalking legislation update; state stalking laws; stalking resources on the Internet; selected bibliography; and list of contacts for sentencing and supervision of stalkers.

Workplace Violence
Workplace Violence

Author: Christina M. Holbrook

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1315352664

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Workplace Violence: Issues in Threat Management defines what workplace violence is, delves into the myths and realities surrounding the topic and provides readers with the latest statistics, thinking, and strategies in the prevention of workplace violence. The authors, who themselves have implemented successful workplace violence protection programs, guide novice and experienced practitioners alike in the development of their own programs.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author: Joyce L. Epstein

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1483320014

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.