Battered women
This book explores the nature and scope of violence against women as well as possible solutions to this long-standing problem.
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- Full title :Battered women / Louise Gerdes, book editor.
Summary
This book explores the nature and scope of violence against women as well as possible solutions to this long-standing problem.
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- Publication Date:©1999.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Greenhaven Press
- Place of Publication:San Diego, CA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1999.
The Physical Object
- Description:144 pages ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1565108965, 9781565108967, 1565108973, 9781565108974
- oclc:ocm39269619
- LC Classification:HV1444
- Dewey Decimal:362.82/92
Table of Contents
Two perspectives on domestic violence / Loretta J. Stalans and Arthur J. Lurigio -- Cultural explanations for domestic violence / Marilyn Gardner -- Violence in teenage relationships / Christina Nifong -- The police response / Albert R. Roberts -- Universal screening for a universal problem / Linda Poirier -- Counseling the victim who has killed her abuser / Evelyn J. Hall -- Erasing the scars of abuse / Jennifer Bingham Hull -- Families and friends must recognize the danger / Susan Brewster -- Criminal justice measures / National Research Council -- Federal protection : the violence against women act / Johanna R. Shargel -- The battered woman syndrome defense / Lenore Walker -- Why courts award batterers custody / Catherine Elton -- Welfare reform's effect on battered women / Jennifer Gonnermann -- Insurance discrimination against battered women / Deborah L. Shelton -- The woman who cannot stop crying / Tamara Jones -- Is leaving better? / Stephanie Rodriquez -- A deadly confrontation / Beth Sipe -- From battered woman to advocate / Hara Estroff Marano -- The luckiest day of his life / Bill Ibelle.
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