Policing Domestic Violence

Download or read book Policing Domestic Violence written by Laura Richards and published by Blackstone's Practical Policin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This practical guide to policing domestic violence offers advice on core practice areas, including investigative techniques, risk identification, assessment and management, multi-agency domestic homicide reviews and information-sharing. Approaches to help identify victims early and target offenders through the effective use of intelligence are set out along with helpful case studies and checklists." "This book provides information on all the practical measures which should be employed to protect victims and their children and hold offenders to account. The impact of domestic violence on children and other witnesses is also discussed, and the powers available to police under new legislation including the Domestic Violence Crimes and Victims Act 2004 are outlined. This book is an essential resource for all practitioners working in the field of domestic violence in the UK."--BOOK JACKET.