NCJ Number
56544
Date Published
1978
Length
60 pages
Annotation
THIS SELECTED, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WIFE BEATING, COMPILED FOR LAY PERSONS BUT USEFUL TO ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCHERS CONCERNED WITH PROBLEMS OF ABUSED WIVES, INDEXES PRINTED MATTER, FILMS, AND INFORMATION SOURCES.
Abstract
ENTRIES ARE ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR WITHIN SECTIONS CATEGORIZED BY THE FORM OF THE MATERIAL. THEY REFER READERS TO BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, PERIODICALS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, AND FILMS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE A LIST OF AGENCIES FROM WHICH WRITTEN MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MATERIALS AND SERVICES. THE INDEXED DOCUMENTS WERE PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1962 AND 1977 AND COVER A RANGE OF MATTERS RELATED TO WIFE BATTERING SUCH AS THE LAW AND LEGAL ISSUES, THE CAUSES OF WIFE BEATING AND WIVES' SUBMISSION TO MARITAL VIOLENCE, SHELTER, COUNSELING AND OTHER SERVICES FOR BEATEN WIVES, CHILD ABUSE IN RELATION TO WIFE ABUSE, STATISTICS ON THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, AND SELF-HELP BOOKS FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. (DAG)