Domestic violence books

Donald Downs offers an analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered woman syndrome, concluding that this...  Read More >>

Empowerment Zone contains an excellent compilation of original research along with clinical, policy, and education...  Read More >>

Family Violence presents a thorough exploration of the major types of family violence and details the range of abusive...  Read More >>

In the early 1990s policy changes were introduced in the UK in an attempt to increase arrest rates in domestic violence...  Read More >>

Resource mobilization theory is used to examine the history of the movement to grant clemency to women jailed for...  Read More >>

Vijay Agnew documents the struggles of Canadian women's centres to provide better services to victims of wife abuse...  Read More >>

Vijay Agnew documents the struggles of Canadian women's centres to provide better services to victims of wife abuse...  Read More >>

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Provides the basis for understanding the wide range of violence that commonly occurs amongst those close to each...  Read More >>

This report aims to raise awareness of the nature and prevalence of domestic violence, to break down some of the...  Read More >>

Violence in Intimate Relationships is an edited volume that provides a thorough overview of abuse in a wide range...  Read More >>

20 years of accumulated knowledge and resear ch are synthesized in this landmark volume. The editors incl ude topics...  Read More >>

The authors present various definitions of f amily violence and various theories for the origin of the pr oblem....  Read More >>

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This first sustained study of violence toward wives in America reflects on societal changes that have affected violence:...  Read More >>

This book draws attention to the complexity of helping battered women and their children. The authors in troduce...  Read More >>

The authors present various definitions of f amily violence and various theories for the origin of the pr oblem....  Read More >>

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This book draws attention to the complexity of helping battered women and their children. The authors in troduce...  Read More >>

A clearly focused introduction to family conflicts and domestic violence by internationally renowned scholars from...  Read More >>

A clearly focused introduction to family conflicts and domestic violence by internationally renowned scholars from...  Read More >>

Domestic violence is not just a private family concern but is a public phenomenon embedded in the structure of our...  Read More >>

Presents a look at the experiences of battered women in rural communities.  Read More >>

This work considers the problem of intimate abuse within the American home and presents theoretical and analytical...  Read More >>

Violence against women and children has reached epidemic proportions. It cuts across all economic strata and is...  Read More >>