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Smartt U, Kury H. Soc. Sci. Q. 2007; 88(5): 1263-1280. |
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(Copyright © 2007, Southwestern Social Science Association and the University of Texas, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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Abstract |
Objective. This article examines the notion of the family and within its postmodern definition the research undertaken in the field of domestic violence and its consequences for criminal justice agencies in the United Kingdom and Germany. Has the notion of the family changed in Western culture? How has legislation changed regarding domestic violence in line with criminologists' and social scientists' hypotheses, reflections, and recommendations? How are victims and witnesses protected from perpetrators? |