Death by domestic violence
Subtitle: preventing the murders and murder-suicides
By: Katherine van Wormer and Albert R. Roberts.
Contributors: Roberts, Albert R.
Series: Social and psychological issues : challenges and solutions
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780313354892
Subjects: Family violence -- Prevention; Homicide
Description: From the Publisher: Each year, about 33 percent of all women and 3 percent of all men murdered in the United States, are killed by a so-called intimate, a spouse, partner, or lover. Nationwide, murder by an intimate is the number one cause of death for pregnant women. And murder by an intimate is not just an American problem. A European task force recently found domestic violence accounts for 25 percent of all homicides in London, and 35 percent across England and Wales. In this timely book, van Wormer and Roberts describe the problem, and what they have seen and heard on the front lines with both women and men who have escaped domestic violence that was escalating toward deadly levels. The text examines not only the psychology of the batterer but of domestic murder, and domestic murder-suicide. Drawn from the experience and insights of these two widely-known social workers, the text includes a safety plan for those at risk and a chapter providing narratives of women in prison for killing their abusive husband or partner. Drawing on the experience and insights of these two widely-known social workers, Death by Domestic Violence separates domestic violence myths and facts, explains the traumatic bonding that occurs between batterer and victim, and details how one facet of the solution could be school-based interventions and education. The book culminates with recommendations for further reduction of harm and a safety plan for those at risk.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Women and families at risk : an overview; title: Risk factors for domestic homicide; title: The dynamics of murder-suicide in domestic situations; title: The role of alcohol and other drugs in domestic homicide / Katherine van Wormer, Alissa Mallow, and Kelly Ward; title: Issues of power and control in the death of a loved one / Kelly Ward and Carolyn Bradley; title: Portraits of life in the aftermath of domestic homicide / Marilyn Armour; title: Domestic homicide worldwide / Katherine van Wormer and Woochan Shim; title: Response of the U.S. criminal justice system; title: Personal narratives of women in prison for partner homicide; title: Safety plans for the prevention of intimate homicide; title: Work with dangerous battering men.