Battered women
By: Lane E. Volpe, book editor.
Contributors: Volpe, Lane E., 1976-
Series: Contemporary issues companion
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Wife abuse -- United States; Abused women -- United States; Abused women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-134) and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature of domestic violence / L. Elisabeth Beattie and Mary Angela Shaughnessy; title: Changes in society's attitude toward battered women / Dawn Bradley Berry; title: Domestic violence and the military / Catherine Lutz and Jon Elliston; title: Battered women in communities of color / Rinku Sen; title: Violence in teenage relationships / Samantha Levine; title: Improvements in the legal response to domestic violence / Cara Feinberg; title: A question of custody : child protection agencies versus battered women / Chris Lombardi; title: The legal status of battered immigrant women / Lydia Brashear Tiede; title: Arresting batterers deters domestic violence / Christopher D. Maxwell, Joel H. Garner, & Jeffrey A. Fagan; title: New technology aids the prosecution of domestic violence cases / Karin Halperin; title: Social services for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence / Dawn Bradley Berry; title: Companies address domestic violence in the workplace / Stephanie Armour; title: The importance of tailoring social services to specific populations / Dylan Foley; title: Welfare reform's effect on battered women / Jody Raphael; title: Insurance discrimination against battered women / Allison McCready; title: My private nightmare / Cheryl Kravitz; title: The luckiest day of his life / Bill Ibelle; title: An act of self-defense / Alexandra Marks; title: My experience as a batterer / Duane Minard, as told to Tara McKelvey; title: Crusader on wheels : reaching out to rural victims of abuse / Susan Schindehette and Tom Duffy.