Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-140) and index.
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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Woman who cannot stop crying / Tamara Jones -- Is leaving better? / Stephanie Rodriquez -- Deadly confrontation / Beth Sipe -- From battered woman to advocate / Hara Estroff Marano -- Luckiest day of his life / Bill Ibelle.
