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Violence Against Older Women, Volume II: Responses: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology

Editat de Hannah Bows
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 aug 2020
This book brings together international research from scholars and activists on the forms of violence that older women experience into a unique, comprehensive two-volume set. This volume is concerned with understanding the consequences and impacts of violence against older women. The majority of policy and practice has been developed to reflect the dynamics and contexts of violence affecting young women, and most of the available support services had focused on the needs of those of child-bearing age. This volume sheds light on the specific needs and effectiveness of responses to violence against older women, and identifies both challenges and opportunities for developing services that meet older survivor's needs. It will be of interest to researchers in social and health care, gerontology, sociology and social policy, feminist research and criminology.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030165994
ISBN-10: 303016599X
Pagini: 200
Ilustrații: XV, 200 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Seria Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Introduction.- 2. Promoting Justice For Older Victims Of Domestic Violence.- 3. Practitioner Preparedness For Working With Older Women.- 4. They Come With A Package Of Issues.- 5. Overcoming Barriers: Exploring Specialist Interventions For Supporting Older Women To Escape Domestic Violence And Abuse.- 6. Sexual Violence Against Older Women: Documenting The Practices Of Aged Care Service Providers.- 7. Quality Of Life Of Abused Older Women: Moderating Influence Of Coping Mechanisms.- 8. Serious Leisure As A Strategy To Reduce Loneliness And Social Isolation: A Preventive Response To Elderly Women Abuse.- 9. Empowering Older Women: Social Work Intervention With Survivors Of Violence.- 10. Conclusion.

Notă biografică

Hannah Bows is Assistant Professor in Criminal Law at Durham Law School, Deputy Director of the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) and Co-Director of the Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. Her research interests are located within the areas of violence against women, gender and crime, victimology and feminist socio-legal theories. Over the last six years her work has mainly focused on violence crime against older people in the UK which has included projects examining domestic violence, sexual violence and, more recently, homicide. She is currently the PI on a British Academy funded project examining sexual violence and harassment at UK music festivals. Hannah is the Chair of Age UK Teesside and sits as a magistrate on the County Durham and Darlington bench. She is also Deputy Chair of the British Society of Criminology (BSC) Victims Network.

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This book brings together international research from scholars and activists on the forms of violence that older women experience into a unique, comprehensive two-volume set. This volume is concerned with understanding the consequences and impacts of violence against older women. The majority of policy and practice has been developed to reflect the dynamics and contexts of violence affecting young women, and most of the available support services had focused on the needs of those of child-bearing age. This volume sheds light on the specific needs and effectiveness of responses to violence against older women, and identifies both challenges and opportunities for developing services that meet older survivor's needs. It will be of interest to researchers in social and health care, gerontology, sociology and social policy, feminist research and criminology.


Caracteristici

Brings together the empirical work of researchers and activists in the area of violence against older women, to explore research, policy and practice, across two volumes Covers key concepts, theories, contexts, definitions and causes in Volume I, and explores challenges, issues, policy, and practice responses in supporting older survivors in Volume II Speaks to those in social and health care, gerontology, sociology and social policy, feminist research and criminology