RECENT FINDINGS RELATED TO WIFE ABUSE

• NCJ Number: 39739
• Journal: Social Casework Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 13-20
• Author(s): J P FLYNN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Family Service Assoc of America
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT TRACES INCIDENCE OF SPOUSE ABUSE IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, AND FACTORS BEARING UPON IT.

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE IS THE SUMMARY OF A REPORT OF A RESEARCH PROJECT ON SPOUSE ASSAULT. THE PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN BY A TEAM OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. THE STUDY FOUND THAT 10 PERCENT OF FAMILIES IN THE AREA HAD EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF CONJUGAL VIOLENCE. WIFE BEATING WAS FOUND TO OCCUR PRIMARILY AT HOME, MOST FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, AND OVER WEEKENDS. ASSAULTS RANGED FROM DAILY TO TWICE A YEAR. WIFE BEATING WAS FOUND AT ALL SOCIOECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS. IN SOME INSTANCES ASSAULTERS HAD PREVIOUS CRIMINAL RECORDS; TWO-FIFTHS OF ASSAULTERS HAD BEEN ABUSED AS CHILDREN. THE STUDY RECOMMENDED THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY TASK FORCE AND RESOURCE SERVICES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM....BS