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Called to Account

NCJ Number
117721
Author(s)
M Switzer; K Hale
Date Published
1987
Length
145 pages
Annotation
This is the story of one woman's harrowing and extraordinarily moving story of her successful struggle to end her husband's violence toward her and to help him come to terms with -- and change -- his abusive behavior.
Abstract
It demonstrates the importance of unbiased law enforcement systems in bringing abusers to account and illustrates the effectiveness of a coordinated domestic abuse mental health program.