Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice is an introductory level textbook consisting of ten chapters on various aspects of family/domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and the responses of criminal and social justice systems. This book is written from the perspective of a seasoned criminal justice scholar who was also a former law enforcement officer and group facilitator for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program. After researching and teaching domestic violence-related courses for more than 20 years, I have used a few texts that were – for the most part – more academic than practical. With that in mind, this textbook assumes a more realistic and pragmatic stance than other related works. Included here are topics rarely covered – if not totally neglected – in previous textbooks. For example, this textbook devotes considerable attention to emerging issues such as sibling abuse, elder abuse, and police responses within the LGBT+Q community. In the process, it features the experiences and perspectives of criminal justice practitioners, child and social welfare workers, and renowned scholars across multiple disciplines. One of its major strengths lies in its ability to inform and promote a contemporary understanding of intimate partner homicide, which is a phenomenon not only dynamic and complex – but exceedingly difficult to predict. Overall, the degree of research included in this text will complement efforts to gain meaningful insights into the overwhelming nature of domestic/intimate partner violence. Even more promising, this book can potentially enable readers to develop strategies to recognize, intervene, and prevent various forms of domestic violence.