Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Lega. Russell, Hamel**

Oxford University Press Inc

Gender and Domestic ViolenceContemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms\nAuthor(s): Brenda Russell, John Hamel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197564028, 978-0197564028\nSynopsis\nOver the past 40 years, considerable progress has been made in lowering rates of domestic violence in our communities. This progress has been uneven, however, due to continuing misconceptions about the causes and dynamics of domestic violence, which include an exaggerated focus on males as perpetrators and females as victims, as well as a heavy-handed law enforcement response that compromises the rights of criminal defendants without necessarily reducing violence. \n\nGender and Domestic Violence presents empirical research findings and reform recommendations for prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, policy makers and intervention providers with the aim of rectifying shortcomings in legal and law enforce.