Journal article
Civil Legal Services and Domestic Violence: Missed Service Opportunities
Families in society, Vol.94(1), pp.15-22
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4260
Abstract
Domestic violence can have a negative effect on multiple areas of a woman's life. While much focus has been on criminal legal interventions for domestic violence, civil legal services can provide a unique constellation of responses to the needs of women who experience domestic violence, which may be unfamiliar to many social workers. Civil legal services can greatly improve a woman's circumstances when targeting material needs such as housing, employment, and economic conditions. This article describes the differences in focus and impact of criminal and civil legal interventions for domestic violence, provides an in-depth illustration of how civil legal services can address a myriad of needs for women who experience domestic violence, and addresses the role social workers can play in assisting clients in the civil legal process.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Civil Legal Services and Domestic Violence: Missed Service Opportunities
- Creators
- Carolyn Copps Hartley - University of IowaLynette M. Renner - University of IowaShellie Mackel - Legal Aid of Nebraska
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Families in society, Vol.94(1), pp.15-22
- Publisher
- Alliance Children & Families
- DOI
- 10.1606/1044-3894.4260
- ISSN
- 1044-3894
- eISSN
- 1945-1350
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283575402771
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