After providing a brief theoretical overview of the causes of domestic violence and its prevalence in today's society, the authors examine classic modes of response by individual criminal justice institutions, as well as the opportunities for and limitations of emerging approaches. There are sections concerning, inter alia: (1) The Classic Police Response; (2) The Police-Citizen Encounter; (3) Police Training; (4) Prosecutorial and Judicial Response; (5) The Impetus for Change; (6) The Role of Criminal Justice Research; (7) Changes in Law; (8) Mandatory Arrest Policies; (9) Community Policing; (10) Protective Orders; and (11) Diversion and Innovations in Sentencing. Changes and additions to information presented in the first volume of this work include: (1) a chapter on stalking; (2) expanded coverage of developments in prosecution; and (3) exploration of the new roles of counseling and mediation. Tables, notes, references, index, biographical notes about the authors