NCJ Number
54427
Editor(s)
C JOHNSON,
J FERRY,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1978
Length
67 pages
Annotation
THIS SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY HIGHLIGHTS THE PROBLEM OF SPOUSE ABUSE AND THE VARIOUS FORMS OF INTERVENTION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. IT CONTAINS 91 ENTRIES WITH ABSTRACTS.
Abstract
BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND REPORTS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1975 AND 1978 ARE CITED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR. THE CITATIONS ARE PRESENTED IN TWO PARTS: (1) THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM--DESCRIPTIONS OF WIFE ABUSE, HUSBAND ABUSE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ANALYSES OF THE CAUSES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE; AND (2) INTERVENTION--THE ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SPOUSE ABUSE CASES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO BATTERED SPOUSES, AND EXAMPLES OF REFUGE SHELTERS FOR ABUSED WIVES AND HUSBANDS. ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS CITED HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE DATA BASE, AND INFORMATION ON OBTAINING THE DOCUMENTS IS PROVIDED. APPENDIXES INCLUDE A LIST OF INFORMATION SOURCES AND NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEAL WITH THE SPOUSE ABUSE ISSUE.