NCJ Number
177990
Date Published
1997
Length
411 pages
Annotation
This book summarizes what has been accomplished over the last 20 years in responding to domestic violence.
Abstract
The book addresses: (1) The Dynamics of Abusive Relationships; (2) The Effects of Family Violence on Children; (3) Teen Dating Violence; (4) The Intimate Relationship Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence; (5) Battered Women and the Legal System; (6) Living Underground; (7) The Oppression that Binds: Barriers to Living Violence Free; (8) Friends, Family, and Loved Ones: When Someone You Know is Being Hurt; (9) Domestic Violence and the Workplace; (10) Battered Women and Their Health: The Response of the Medical Community; (11) Battered Women and Communities of Faith; (12) Creating a Community Response to Domestic Violence; (13) Intervention Strategies for Battered Women and Their Children; (14) Intervention and Prevention Programs for Batterers; (15) Loving Ourselves: Self-Care for Helpers; (16) The National Domestic Violence Hotline; and (17) A History of Violence Against Women. Appendixes, notes, index, resources