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She shares valuable information on how women can set themselves free and avoid future drama. This guide will assist women in the following areas: Distinguishing the difference between an abusive relationship and a predatory relationship.
The book describes various forms of abuse, including physical, sexual and emotional, and analyses how intimate partner violence can escalate to murder.
This is essential reading for students, academics and professionals interested in domestic abuse, as well as professionals and practitioners, including psychologists, social workers, the police, prison officers, probation staff, policy ...
A leading authority on abusive relationships offers women detailed guidelines on how to improve and survive an abusive relationship, discussing various types of abusive men, analyzing societal myths surrounding abuse, and answers questions ...
The book describes various forms of abuse, including physical, sexual and emotional, and analyses how intimate partner violence can escalate to murder.
Pamela Kole, author of the bestselling book Mind Games, has had to protect herself from (1) physical, (2) domestic, (3) verbal, (4) mental, and (5) emotional abuse. That's why Break Free is different; it was written from firsthand pain.
Recommended by the National Coalition of Domestic Violence, this book is designed to benefit any survivor, no matter how much time has passed.
Through the stories of victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, and reform movements from across the country, Snyder explores the real roots of private violence, its far-reaching consequences for society, and what it will take to truly ...
Drawing on cases, Stark identifies the problems with our current approach to domestic violence, outlines the components of coercive control, and then uses this alternate framework to analyse the cases of battered women charged with criminal ...
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