NCJ Number
230495
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 16 Issue: 5 Dated: May 2010 Pages: 489-508
Date Published
May 2010
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This study examined how community workers who work with mothers perceive the response of child protection workers to cases where domestic violence is a key risk factor.
Abstract
This article explores the relationship between understandings of domestic violence and the child protection response drawing on material gathered in focus groups with workers who support mothers dealing with both domestic violence and child protection issues. The interviewees expressed concern that the dynamics of domestic violence are often misunderstood and inappropriately responded to by child protection workers.This article critically examines the interviewees' concerns and concludes that to properly protect children, it is crucial that child protection workers have a clear understanding of the dynamics of and issues related to domestic violence. Notes and references (Published Abstract)