Domestic Violence Death Reviews and Femicide - 9781538197264

Domestic Violence Death Reviews and FemicideTheory, Research, Practice, Policy\nAuthor(s): Desmond Ellis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781538197264, 978-1538197264\nSynopsis\nHundreds of Domestic Violence Death Review committees, teams, and panels are operating in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. At the same time, thousands of women are being injured physically, emotionally, and cognitively, and a smaller number are being killed, by their male intimate partners. Femicides represent the tip of the iceberg for non-fatal and fatal injuries inflicted on intimate female partners, and taken together, they constitute an epidemic. \nThis book investigates attempts made by Domestic Violence Death Reviews (DVDRs) in three different countries to end the epidemic by making recommendations to community-based organizations and agencies, such as womens shelters, substance abuse treatment agencie.