NCJ Number: 159569
Title: National Conference on Family Violence: Health and Justice, Conference Proceedings, Washington, D.C., March 11- 13, 1994
Corporate Author: American Medical Assoc
Date Published: 1994
Page Count: 154
Sponsoring Agency: American Medical Assoc
Sale Source: American Medical Assoc
Type: Conference Material
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: This report presents the presentations and recommendations from a conference sponsored by the American Medical Association and focusing on the prevention, detection, intervention, and treatment of domestic assault, as well as criminal justice policies and responses to the problem.
Abstract: Presentations emphasized the need for the collaboration of the health and justice systems. Individual presentations discussed the efforts of physicians and attorneys to address the issue; the nature, extent, and impacts of child abuse, spouse abuse, and abuse of the elderly; the roles of health and justice professionals in family violence cases; and the relationship between drug abuse and domestic assault. Additional presentations examined societal issues related to domestic assault, the role of Federal legislation, the relationship between firearms and domestic assault, family violence and the media, and the programs and projects of the National Institute of Justice. Recommended actions include the development of an effective, multidisciplinary, communitywide assessment process that ensures the safety of all family members; early universal screening; interventions that stop violence and abuse; the development of comprehensive, culturally sensitive, and accessible intervention systems in all communities. Additional recommendations, tables, and list of participants
Main Term(s): Victims of violent crime
Index Term(s): Child abuse detection; Child abuse situation remedies; Criminology; Domestic assault arrest policies; Domestic assault prevention; Domestic violence causes; Elder Abuse; Physicians role in crime prevention; Spouse abuse detection; Spouse abuse treatment programs
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