Overview

Detailing the domestic violence suffered by the first author during her 16 year marriage, this moving volume details the background and events leading up to and immediately following Beth Sipe′s tragic act of desperation: ending the life of the perpetrator. Encouraged to publish her story by her therapist and co-author, Evelyn Hall, Sipe relates how her case was mishandled by the police, the military, a mental health professional and the welfare system, illustrating how women like herself are further victimized and neglected by the very systems that are expected to provide assistance. Her story is followed by seven commentaries by experts in the field. They discuss: the causes and process of spousal abuse; the reasons why battered women stay; and the dynamic consequences of domestic violence.

Full Product Details

Author:   Beth M. Sipe ,  Evelyn J. Hall
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780761901457

ISBN 10:   0761901450
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 July 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Prologue - Evelyn J Hall PART ONE: BETH'S STORY A Fine Romance And Baby Makes Four No White Picket Fence Lord and Master of the House Going Home Again And Baby Makes Five Rocky Mountain Lows A House in Glitter Gulch Rolling the Dice A No-Win Result Go Directly to Jail Presumed Guilty My Cup Overflows The First Rainbow The Second Rainbow The Sun Comes Out to Stay Afterword PART TWO: COMMENTARIES The Counselor's Perspective - Evelyn J Hall The Lawyer's Perspective - William H Smith The Fatal Flaw - Susan L Miller Inadequacies in Social Support and Criminal Justice Responses Rule-Making and Enforcement/Rule-Compliance and Resistance - Barbara J Hart Beth Sipe and the Health Care System - Jacquelyn C Campbell `Let's Get Out, I Can't Stand It Here Anymore' - Jeffrey L Edleson Reflections on Our Work with Battered Women - Deborah D Tucker

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Author Information

Beth Sipe is a formerly battered woman who is now a survivor. After sixteen years of abuse, she left her violent husband, only to be more severely harassed and threatened when she became independent. The mother of three adult children, she has reclaimed her identity and lives a quiet, productive life. Evelyn J. Hall, Ph.D., was a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice for fourteen years. She served as Clinical Supervisor of the Counseling Office for Temporary Assistance for Domestic Crisis (TADC), a program dealing specifically with domestic violence. A guest speaker for various national and local groups, she taught continuing education classes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, such as Women and Violence and Families in Crisis. Dr. Hall is now retired.

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