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COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Domestic Violence
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Honor Related Violence
European Resource Book and Good Practice
The seven partners that produced this Resource Book are
- Kvinnoforum, Sweden;
- Metropolitan Police Service/New Scotland Yard, UK;
- TransAct, the Netherlands;
- Papatya, Germany;
- Mannerheim Child Foundation, Finland;
- Mediterranean Institute of Gender studies, Cyprus;
- Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, Bulgaria
This Resource Book is one of the outcomes of a European project regarding honour related violence (HRV). The
purpose of this Resource Book is to increase and improve the support to those who suffer from HRV, and to prevent
the future occurrence of this violence. It presents an overview of the present situation of HRV in seven European
countries and points out important findings and gives recommendations for future work against HRV. The Resource
Book provides examples of good practice, of supportive and preventive work, from both authorities and civil society
organisations.
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I Closed My Eyes:
Revelations of a Battered Woman
by Michele Weldon
Whether you've been in an abusive relationship, known someone in one, or have no personal experience with the phenomenon, this memoir
will challenge all your beliefs about domestic violence. Weldon, an intelligent, self-confident, talented journalist, writes the story of her nine-year
abusive marriage, the reasons she stayed, and the reasons she left. The accounts of abuse are unsettlingly juxtaposed with memories of love
and romance, but the combination helps to explain the difficulty she had in leaving. Weldon chronicles every second of the passionate, painful
marriage, the divorce, the loving, forgiving, growing, and moving on. It is so powerful readers will either love it or hate it; either way, they should
learn from it. During a time when memoirs are the hot ticket to publication, Weldon's is written better than most and carries a strong message.
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When Violence Begins at Home :
A Comprehensive Guide to
Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse
by Karen Wilson
The author reflects her 17 years on the front lines working against domestic violence after surviving an abusive relationship herself. Karen Wilson
provides a comprehensive manual for counselors, legal professionals, and victims of abuse, addressing behavioral patterns, the role of alcohol
and drugs, how to leave abusive relationships, legislation on domestic violence, and more.
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When Love Goes Wrong :
What to Do When You Can't Do Anything Right
by Ann Jones, Susan Schechter
A much-needed, personal 'how-to' book for every woman with a controlling partner. It takes her step-by-step through the stages of awareness
of what's going on, to finding support and protection, to reclaiming her life.
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Next Time, She'll Be Dead :
Battering and How to Stop It
by Ann Jones
In the course of this book, one learns the value placed on shelters as well as on battered women--which unfortunately is about nil. With
violence increasing in society generally and domestic violence cases being reported more often, this book is a necessary supplement
to those in criminology, domestic violence fields (e.g., counselor, social worker, etc.), and the sociology fields. Ann Jones writes prolifically
in this book, and she should be commended for bringing out the sad reality of domestic violence and the supposed assistance they are
really supposed to receive.
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Before It's Too Late :
Helping Women in Controlling or Abusive Relationships
by Robert J. Ackerman, Susan E. Pickering (Contributor)
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The Domestic Violence Sourcebook :
Everything You Need to Know
by Dawn Bradley Berry
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Saving Bernice:
Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty
by Jody Raphael
This is the story of Bernice, a former welfare mother and survivor of domestic violence, and her arduous journey to escape from, and ultimately
triumph over, years of battering, poverty, and welfare.
Skillfully interweaving Bernice's own eloquent words about her harrowing abuse with descriptions of other women's similar experiences and
a rich synthesis of statistical findings, Jody Raphael demonstrates convincingly that domestic violence and dependence on public assistance
are intricately linked. In a work that is sure to stir controversy, she challenges traditional views and stereotypes (conservative and liberal) about
welfare recipients, arguing that many poor women are neither lazy nor paralyzed by a "culture of poverty," but instead are trapped by their batterers.
Bernice's ordeals at the hands of her abusive partner-brutal beatings, violent rapes, threats on her life, stalking, blocked access to birth control,
and sabotage of efforts to find a job-resonate throughout the work. The experiences she relates provide crucial insights into the welfare system
and illuminate its failures, successes, and potential in helping women like her.
This disquieting yet inspiring book puts a human face on the heated public policy debate over welfare reform. Above all, it is Bernice's life story and,
through her voice, the story of countless other battered women who are isolated in poverty and welfare by the power and control of their abusers.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Jody Raphael is executive director of the Center for Impact Research, a Chicago-based policy research organization. She is the author of numerous
articles and reports on violence and poverty and the co-author of Trapped by Poverty/Trapped by Abuse: New Evidence Documenting the Relationship
between Domestic Violence and Welfare. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Claire Renzetti, editor of the Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law,
is Professor and Chair of Sociology at St. Joseph's University. She lives in Philadelphia. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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When Battered Women Kill
by Angela Browne
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Understanding Domestic Homicide
(The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime and Law)
by Neil Websdale
This groundbreaking examination of murder among intimate partners considers domestic homicides in all their guises-not just those occurring
between sexual partners but the killing of children, parents, and siblings as well. Unlike previous studies of domestic killings, which focus on
statistical findings, the work illuminates the complex factors that motivate intimate partner murders.
Drawing on extensive documentary sources and field research, Neil Websdale unearths the case histories of some 300 homicides involving
family members and frames them within their interpersonal, familial, situational, and cultural contexts. He explores the kinship systems of
various cultural groups (African American, Latino, Caucasian, and Asian American), discusses types of social and gender oppression, and
explores the nature of families that experience domestic homicide. He also examines how these murders are covered by the media and
looks at social policy initiatives designed to reduce such incidents.
By exploring the cultural patterns and the intricate workings of power struggles revealed by these cases, Understanding Domestic Homicide
expands one's understanding of such disconcerting crimes. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Neil Websdale is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University and also works for the Florida Governor's Task Force
on Domestic and Sexual Violence. He is the author of Rural Woman Battering and the Justice System. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. --This text
refers to the Hardcover edition.
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What to Do When Love Turns Violent :
A Practical Resource for Women in Abusive Relationships
by Marian Betancourt
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Family Violence:
Legal, Medical, and Social Perspectives
by Harvey Wallace
Key Benefit: Recent nationally broadcast trials have brought family violence into our front rooms. The William Smith and Mike Tyson rape trials
forced us to confront date rape. The Bobbitt trial raised the issue of spousal assault. The Menendez brothers incited a discussion of sexual
child abuse. The O.J. Simpson trial put the topics of spousal abuse and stalking into our national consciousness. And the most recent Au
Pair murder trial made us wonder who really killed baby Matthew. As we are forced to become more aware of the extent and nature of family
violence, this book becomes essential. Key Topics: This book introduces the complicated area of family violence, while providing the reader
with sufficient knowledge to understand the various dynamics involved in family abuse. The more commonly discussed topics of family
violence are presented from a medical, social, and legal perspective. Also covered are specialized topics not typically found in many family
violence books, including sexual harassment, victim's rights, and stalking. Market: Social workers, law enforcement professionals, health
care professionals, and educators.
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Battered Women in the Courtroom :
The Power of Judicial Responses
(The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law)
by James Ptacek
Recent laws have given women much-needed rights in seeking protection from abusive men, but judges still hold the authority to issue
restraining orders or send batterers to jail. While most studies on state intervention for victims have focused on the role of police, Battered
Women in the Courtroom probes for the first time the ways in which judges respond to women who are seeking legal redress.
This investigation of women, violence, and the courts centers on encounters between women and judges in restraining order hearings in
Massachusetts, one of the first states to offer new civil and criminal options to victims of abusive behavior. It also examines the feminist
political movements that gave rise to current state laws and considers the effects of men's violence on women's daily lives.
James Ptacek questions whether judges still respond to abused women with indifference or impatience, as they have in the past, or
whether they now treat battering as a serious crime. He looks at the types of violence that women report to the courts, analyzes how
judges exercise their authority in restraining order hearings, examines how they perceive their role in negotiations with women, and
studies their impact on women's efforts to escape the social entrapment of violence. The author also considers class and racial
dimensions of the issue by drawing on cases from both white and African American communities.
Ptacek exposes many of the myths and dilemmas about the abuse of women while addressing the political, institutional, and
socio-psychological aspects of women's experiences with the courts. He offers crucial insights into the power of judges to encourage
or discourage women from claiming their rights under the law. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author:
James Ptacek is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Suffolk University, where he is also on the faculty of the master's program
in criminal justice. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Battered Women and Feminist Lawmaking
by Elizabeth M. Schneider
For most of history, the law permitted men to "chastise" their wives. Common law explicitly recognized a man's right to beat his wife with a stick,
as long as the stick was no thicker than his thumb (it is from this tradition that we derive the phrase "rule of thumb"). Men who beat their wives
were, and are, infrequently punished, or if at all, only leniently. Women who are battered are often blamed for provoking the attack--even by the
most trivial of acts or omissions--or for failing to leave, even though they may fear retribution, or other motivations may make flight less obvious
a solution than it seems.
In the face of a history that held women to be legally dead upon marriage, subsumed into the identities of their husbands, feminist theorists and
lawyers have tried to reconceptualize and relitigate domestic violence. In framing the personal as political, feminists have sought to draw back
the curtain that shielded the private realm from the scrutiny and censure of the law. The theoretical and practical challenges, implications, and
struggles of this feminist lawmaking--at all its levels--are the subject of Elizabeth Schneider's book Battered Women and Feminist Lawmaking.
The book is organized into four sections, covering the history of the battered women's movement, the theoretical dilemmas of feminist analyses
of battering, feminist legal practices and strategies in domestic violence cases, and the possibilities for change through feminist lawmaking,
including discussions of the Violence Against Women Act, and of legal education. The issues of domestic violence are fraught and complex,
the ways to handle it no less so. Schneider is a law professor at Brooklyn Law School and a longtime legal activist on the issue, and her take
is both sobering and enlightening. It is an erudite, well-written examination of law, domestic battery, and the implications for equality, and a highly
recommended read for activists, legal actors, academics, and interested lay readers.
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More Than Victims:
Battered Women, the Syndrome Society, and the Law
(Morality and Society Series)
by Donald Alexander Downs
Battered women syndrome, unheard of several decades ago, is now the subject of heated debate in courtrooms across America. In More
than Victims, Donald Downs offers a sympathetic and powerful analysis of the injustices behind the logic of battered women syndrome,
ultimately revealing how that very logic harms those it is trying to protect.
Battered women syndrome proposes that battered women suffer from "learned helplessness," a condition affecting the way these women
think, feel, and behave. Downs argues that the syndrome's logic denies women their reason and will, reinforcing their victimization. Drawing
on extensive research as well as on personal interviews with abused women and professionals in the field, he attempts to distinguish the
syndrome from the reality of domestic abuse.
Downs shows that battered women often adopt heroic means of survival, retaining accurate, reasoned perceptions concerning the actions
and intentions of their abusers. To portray battered women as lacking reason and will undermines otherwise valid self-defense claims and
hurts women more generally. Courts that have relied on battered women syndrome in child custody cases, for example, have often deprived
mothers of custody, declaring them incapable of responsible parenting.
Addressing our "syndrome society" more generally, Downs concludes that we can achieve justice without stripping victims of reason and
personal responsibility, the very attributes that make citizenship possible. By taking into account specific situations and accurate perceptions
of danger rather than psychological incapacity, battered women can find justice without being reduced to victims.
A persuasive account of how constitutional freedom and individual justice can be threatened by current legal standards, this thorough yet
accessible work presents a dramatic rethinking of the criminal justice system. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Dangerous Relationships :
How to Stop Domestic Violence Before It Stops You
by Noelle Nelson
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When Men Batter Women:
New Insights into Ending Abusive Relationships
by Neil S., Ph.D. Jacobson, John Mordechai Gottman
When Men Batter Women: New Insights into Ending Abusive Relationships by Neil Jacobson and John Gottman, is based on a decade of
research with more than 200 couples in dangerous relationships. Jacobson and Gottman, professors at the University of Washington, use
their work to shatter myths and shed new light on abusive relationships.
They introduce two types of batterers: Cobras and Pit Bulls. The Cobras, the more severely violent of the two, strike swiftly and ferociously,
always remaining in control and feeling entitled to whatever they want, whenever they want it. Pit Bulls are more likely to lose control, letting
their emotions burn slowly until they explode in anger. The research is brought to life with stories of real couples such as George and Vicky.
We see the few months of happiness in their marriage before George's Cobra-like outbursts begin, and witness Vicky's desire to make their
failing relationship work.
Research results and advice are woven throughout such accounts of how real people handled their situations. The authors address the
many dangers of leaving an abusive spouse and the importance of forming a safety plan before doing so. Jacobson and Gottman do not
come to optimistic conclusions about the ability to stop domestic violence or reform abusive men, but they are optimistic about the women.
Their studies follow many women such as Vicky who ultimately left and began the difficult and courageous work of converting nightmares
into dreams.
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Wounds of the Spirit :
Black Woman, Violence and Resistance Ethics
by Traci C. West
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In Love and in Danger:
A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships
by Barrie Levy
According to author Barrie Levy, as many as one out of three high school and college-age youth experiences violence in his or her intimate or
dating relationships. In Love & in Danger is a guide designed to help teens help themselves. The book opens with the personal narratives of
three young women. While the details of their stories are distinct, all three describe with devastating accuracy how unhealthy, addictive love
differs from nurturing, positive relationships. Later chapters provide profiles of dating abusers, help readers identify whether their relationships
are abusive, and offer suggestions for coping and making a difference. The quasi workbook format is helpful for young people embroiled in
abusive relationships--whether they are abused and looking for escape or abusers looking for a means to change.
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Dating Violence : Young Women in Danger
by Barrie Levy
This landmark book brings together professionals, activists, researchers, and young people themselves to provide a comprehensive,
cross-cultural view of dating violence. First-person accounts are followed by perspectives on the societal contexts and descriptions of
successful programs that educate and assist teens .
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Dangerous Dating :
Helping Young Women Say No to Abusive Relationships
by Patricia Riddle Gaddis
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A Woman Like You :
The Face of Domestic Violence
(New Leaf Series)
by Vera Anderson (Photographer)
Vera Anderson's unique volume of photo-essays shows the faces of brave women (and children) who have escaped situations of domestic
abuse and prints each woman's story--in her own words--beside her portrait. Anderson sums up each entry with one sentence describing
the woman's life after her escape--from happy to harrowing endings. "Their mother is serving a sentence of life in prison without the
possibility of parole for the death of their father," concludes one of the testimonials.
Women of all ages, races, and backgrounds look directly into the camera, answering the common question: What sort of a woman would
stay in an abusive relationship? "You. Me. Our daughters. Our mothers. Our grandmothers. The faces of these women, survivors all, are
poignant reminders that the questions we ask are so often the wrong ones."
In the introduction to A Woman Like You, Anderson writes, "Friends would say to me, 'I never knew. You don't look like a battered woman.' I
agreed. But then, what did a battered woman look like? The truth is, battered women are all around us. We just don't recognize them,
because they look like us."
Impossible to read without empathy and rage, this work's power is its simple and bold presentation. A Woman Like Youputs faces to a
heinous social problem, but it also gives hope that freedom exists, however paradoxical.
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Not to People Like Us : Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages
by Susan Weitzman Ph.D.
Weitzman, a professor of social work, coined the phrase "upscale violence" for domestic abuse among the affluent, something that has
been ignored and denied in research on the subject. Nationwide, four million women each year are victims of domestic violence, an unknown
proportion of them from families with household incomes of $100,000 or more, according to Weitzman. In her 23 years of mental health
practice, she noted the silence surrounding upscale violence. Affluent women are less likely to be assisted by police, courts, and
counselors, because of the widely held belief that domestic violence doesn't occur among the well to do. But Weitzman interviewed
14 women, aged 24 to 62, for this revealing look at upscale violence. She recalls a client who went to domestic violence court in a
fur coat, standing among lower income sister-complainants. Her case wasn't taken as seriously, though, like the others, she had
a black eye. Weitzman looks at patterns of abuse and coping strategies and how abuse among the affluent differs from that of the
more widely researched abuse among lower income families. Vanessa Bush
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Dangerous Marriage :
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence
by Linda McDill, S. Rutherford McDill
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Time to Break Free :
Meditations for the First 100 Days After Leaving an Abusive Relationship
by Judith R. Smith
having left an abusive relationship, judith smith knows firsthand the courage and strength needed to overcome the lies, threats, and
manipulations abusers use to coax and cajole women into returning to them. the wisdom she's gathered through this experience
and her years as a domestic violence counselor suffuse these meditations and make them at once inspirational and practical.
delivered in a tone that's direct yet upbeat and encouraging, the frank and compassionate messages in time to break free are
simple and concise. they provide the support, knowledge, and compassion that abused women need to shore up their resolve
to stay free of abuse and continue healing. here is a book that can not only support and teach but also save lives.
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Breaking Free from Partner Abuse :
Voices of Battered Women Caught in the Cycle of Domestic Violence
by Mary Marecek, Jami Moffett (Illustrator), Jeanne W. Lindsay, Jamie Moffett
One-third to one-half of all American women are, at some time, beaten by their husbands or lovers. This book is for all women experiencing
violence in a relationship, whether at the hands of a same-sex or heterosexual partner. partner. Using poetry, prose, illustrations, and the
words of abused women, it provides affirmation and direction for women struggling with partner abuse. It covers such issues as battered
person's rights, how to leave an abuser, understanding physical violence, lesbian battering, and women's shelters. This book addresses
many of the reasons why women stay in violent relationships.
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Getting Out
by Ann Goetting
Each year, more than 2.5 million cases of battering are reported in the Unites States, and as many as 2,000 incidents of abuse turn into
murder cases. Every month, more than 50,000 women in the United States seek restraining or protection orders. While many books detail
distinguishing characteristics of the abusive relationship, few accounts reveal how some women eventually gather the resources and
courage to leave. In a chronicle by turns harrowing and inspiring, Ann Goetting tells how sixteen women finally got away for good.
Getting Out recounts not only the stories of their abuse but also the women´s life histories leading up to the battering - and the resources
they drew upon to escape. Some of the women here received assistance from compassionate family members - Lee, for instance,
secured support from her parents, who scheduled a holiday trip home for her to get her away from her husband, Tony, whose battering
had reached life-threatening dimensions as he became progressively more involved with an outlaw motorcycle gang. Others were
saved by a network of friends - Israeli-born Netiva married an American and escaped after a group of fellow graduate students helped
break down the isolation that held her captive. As Goetting explains, leaving is a process rather than an event, often marked along the
way by reconciliations and resumption of abuse. But as she and her informants suggest, the process invariably extends back to a critical
moment when a decision to leave is made. The life-affirming moment may follow a particularly appalling episode of abuse or arrive in a
long-repressed recognition of self-worth garnered from a positive experience at work or in the rearing of a child. Getting Out is a book that
some women may read to discover solutions to problems within their own lives and those of people they know. It is also a work that social
workers and psychologists who deal with battered women will find singularly informative, and one that will find an audience of readers
seeking to understand the lives of women involved with abusive men.
About the Author:
Ann Goetting is professor of sociology at Western Kentucky University. She is the author of Homicide in Families and Other Special
Populations and coeditor, with Sarah Fenstermaker, of Individual Voices, Collective Visions: Fifty Years of Women in Sociology.
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Getting Free :
You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life
by Ginny Nicarthy
Although Getting Free was written in 1982, it is still called the bible of all domestic violence texts. It's not just the content of the book--twenty-four
chapters covering a gamut of issues--but the tone. The problems of and solutions to domestic violence are clearly defined through the voices
of women as they share their experiences and carve out their steps toward freedom.
Each chapter discusses a different phase in the experience of "getting free" and the problems surrounding each phase. Readers can reach
for this book to look up specific domestic abuse issues or they can read it straight through. There is much to learn here--the history of
battering as a phenomenon; the political and social aspects of abuse; the historical changes to the institutions of marriage and family,
and more.
Chapter 4, "What Do You Owe Yourself?," helps women work toward a healthy autonomy and defines what each partner in a relationship
deserves. Discussion on the unconscious expectations of marriage and romance segues into practical advice on the economics of single
life. When reaching for Getting Free in crisis, readers might begin with Chapter 6, "Making the Decision," or Chapter 14, which argues for
and against moving to a shelter. There is wise and compassionate counsel for the loneliness that can ensue from fleeing an abusive relationship.
At the time that Getting Free was first published, the more common feeling about domestic abuse was that women brought it on themselves.
This landmark book changed that perception, not only bringing a pandemic social problem to light, but also offering a lifeline to thousands
of women. It continues to do so.
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You Can Be Free :
An Easy-To-Read Handbook for Abused Women
by Ginny Nicarthy, Sue Davidson (Contributor)
Be Free is written in an accessible style for women with basic reading skills. It covers a wide range of topics designed to help women in
crisis: how to identify different types of abuse, where to go for emergency shelter, how to get help from professionals such as police,
lawyers, and counselors, and how to cope with children and family.
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Defending Our Lives : Getting Away from Domestic Violence and Staying Safe
by Susan Murphy-Milano
A witness to the destructive forces of domestic violence, Murphy-Milano is on a mission to get women out of abusive situations. To this end,
she details the signs of physical and emotional abuse, the patterns that signal problems, and the reasons women sometimes stay in such
relationships. A pro-active work, the book doesn't simply provide women with the knowledge to recognize these harmful situations, it tries to
give them the ability to separate themselves from their abusers. Pragmatic advice is given on leaving an abusive partner, from the mental
preparations required to what financial records one should take to toll-free numbers for rental cars and hotel rooms. Murphy-Milano also
tackles the legal system, including what rights a woman has once the police are called, plus ways to later use the courts for protection.
With 8 to 10 women dying every day from domestic violence, this information is extremely necessary.
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It's My Life Now :
Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence
by Meg Kennedy Dugan, Roger R. Hock
*Why do I still feel so sad?
*How should I deal with other people's reactions?
*How can I feel safer?
*How can I still love him?
*How can I trust men, or myself, again?
These are just a few of the questions and challenges facing women who have left abusive relationships. While many books offer women
advice on how to get out of abusive relationships, no book, until now, has addressed the emotional, psychological, and practical needs of
women who have already left an abusive partner.
It's My Life Now offers survivors of relationship abuse and domestic violence the practical guidance, emotional reassurance, and
psychological awareness they need to heal and reclaim their lives after leaving their abusers. Worksheets and self-exploration exercises
throughout the book help survivors monitor their progress as they navigate the crucial process of rebuilding self-esteem, trust, confidence,
and emotional strength. Sensitive and compassionate discussions on all relevant issues from dealing with the needs of children to
handling chance encounters with a former abuser to enhancing the ability to assess potential future mates, all combine to make this
book a working manual for women who are, in so many ways, starting their lives over after an abusive relationship or domestic violence.
Written in reassuring, supportive, and accessible language by two authors, a renowned therapist and an eminent professor of psychology,
It's My Life Now is an indispensable road map along the path of healing for survivors of domestic abuse and for the family and friends who
love them.
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Living Between Danger and Love:
The Limits of Choice
by Kathleen B. Jones
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Surviving Domestic Violence :
Voices of Women Who Broke Free
by Elaine Weiss
This is not a reference text about domestic violence. It is not an instructional manual on how to escape from a batterer. Plenty of these exist.
It is a travel guide to a country no one visits willingly, the collective tales of past travelers making the landscape less threatening, less alien.
People have always counted on stories to make sense of their lives. In 1997, I set out to gather a particular set of stories. I traveled across
the country interviewing women who were once in an abusive relationship, who left their abuser, and who went on to reconstruct their lives.
It was far too easy for me to find these women. I met them everywhere: on airplanes, at conferences, in community board meetings, at
religious services, in offices, schools, and hospitals. Their stories were difficult to hear. Ultimately, though, the pain of the stories was
balanced by the humor, insight, and remarkable courage of the women who shared them with me.
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Ditch That Jerk : Dealing With Men Who Control and Hurt Women
by Pamela Jayne
Neither weighed down by research nor weightless with airy promises, Ditch That Jerk is a gritty, honest, and most of all experienced view of
physical and emotional abusers and their effect on victims. Engagingly written, it shows women how to assess their partners and
relationships for potential abuse, and for potential change - or not. Author Pamela Wiseman uses examples from counseling sessions
to illustrate how the mind of an abusive man works and how to identify the patterns. She details the tricks used by such men to keep
women in line and discusses warning signs, alcohol and drugs, and the excuses people use to explain abuse. Optimistic and
empowering without candy-coating a difficult topic, this book gives women the tools to make clear-headed decisions about damaging
relationships.
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Nasty Men :
How to Stop Being Hurt by Them Without Stooping to Their Level
by Jay Carter, Dan Hochstatter (Illustrator)
A psychologist combines the straight-talking advice that's become his hallmark with real-life anecdotes to show how to put a stop once and
for all to the cycle of overt and covert abuse from a cast of nasty characters. Delivers surefire methods to neutralize destructive behavior.
15 line drawings.
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The Batterer :
A Psychological Profile
by Donald G., Phd Dutton, Susan K. Golant (Contributor)
Drawing on his pathbreaking studies of more than 700 abusive men-as well as therapy with hundreds more-psychologist Donald G. Dutton
here paints a dramatic and startling portrait of the man who assaults his intimate partner, such as admitted abusers like lawyer Joel Steinberg,
sports celebrity 0. J. Simpson, and choreographer Peter Martins. With dramatic case histories that shed light on the dark secrets of spousal
abuse, and with its singular focus on the personality of the abuser, rather than that of the victim, The Batterer provides the missing link to
show how men can harm the women they love and how we can begin to put an end to violence behind closed doors.
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The Abusive Personality :
Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships
by Donald G. Dutton
Thoroughly documented, this work demonstrates that male abusiveness is more than just a learned pattern of behavior--the outgrowth of a
particular personality configuration. Helping readers better understand the causes of abusiveness and the subjective experience of these
men, the book has vital implications for research, prevention, and treatment.
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Learning to Live Without Violence :
A Handbook for Men
by Daniel Jay, Ph.D. Sonkin, Michael, Md. Durphy
Starting in the early 1980s, Learning To Live Without Violence: A Handbook For Men set the standard for the treatment of batterers. Now, the
new, updated 1997 edition provides techniques and suggestions to hep men in the continuation of their journey away from violence, fear
and anxiety. Learning To Live Without Violence is the anger avoidance workbook helping thousands of readers to overcome domestic
violence. Learning To Live Without Violence is a compendium of tools and exercises that can be used independently or in the context
of a counseling program.
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Violent No More :
Helping Men End Domestic Abuse
by Michael Paymar
The author guides readers through the process of recognizing abusive behaviors, taking responsibility for them, and learning to express
anger without violence. This new edition includes updated resources, additional exercises, and guidelines for men of different cultural
and ethnic backgrounds.
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Domestic Violence 2000 :
An Integrated Skills Program for Men :
Group Leader's Manual
by David B. Wexler
A program for preventing further violence by engaging the abusive male in his own education and healing. The proliferation of domestic
violence treatment programs has spawned interest in models that truly have an impact. Developed over thirteen years with thousands
of Navy spouse abusers, this 32-session program integrates cognitive behavioral skills and education about the politics of abuse with
a primary emphasis on respect for the abuser himself. The manual provides the background, interventions, and guidelines to implement
the program.
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Alternatives to Domestic Violence:
A Homework Manual for Battering Intervention Groups
by Kevin A. Fall, Shareen Howard, June E. Ford
In recent years, awareness of domestic violence and abuse has increased dramatically. As a result, counselors, social workers, and
community leaders have advocated not only the punishment of men who batter women, but also treatment through counseling. One of
the most effective means of working with abusers is through battering intervention groups. This book is the first integrated workbook
designed for counselors to help abusers recognize and deal with the issues underlying their behavior. Each technique presented in
this manual has been tested in actual groups and refined for inclusion. The authors provide case studies and exercises to stimulate
active participation by group members. Example topics covered include defining abuse, creating trusting relationships, giving and
receiving respect, taking responsibility for actions,creating effective communication, and nonabusive parenting skills. This workbook
is a necessary tool for all helping professionals involved in battering intervention programs.Teachers will also find it useful as a
practitioner-oriented supplemental text for graduate classes in counseling and psychology. Designed as an accountability and learning
tool for the group member, this book is easily integrated into existing curricula such as Duluth and AMEND.
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Men's Work :
How to Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart
by Paul Kivel
In a world that thrives on aggression and physical force, male violence has become an all-too-frequent response to the frustrations and
anxieties that fill men's lives. As a result, the lives of women and children have suffered dramatically, as society has come to tolerate
their victimization.
Using the unique program at the Oakland Men's Project in California as a basis, Paul Kivel, one of its founding members, shares an
extraordinary approach to stopping male violence. The key is understanding and evading the cultural forces that box men in and often
reward them for violent behavior. Through exercises, thought-provoking questions, and intense self-examination, Men's Work helps
men learn new rules and new roles in personal relationships and in the world at large.
Men's Work gives back to men the power and responsibility they need to unlearn the lessons of control and aggression. Going beyond
the mythology of the current men's movement, this revolutionary work identifies and develops the social and political framework on
which to place men's individual efforts to recover their humanity.
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Men Who Batter Women
by Adam Jukes
Violence against women in the home is a major social problem. Most published work understandably concentrates on the victims, but
Men Who Batter Women looks at the perpetrators. Considering both feminist approaches to male violence and those perspectives that
treat such violent behavior as pathological, Adam Jukes explores how depth psychology can be used to treat men who batter women.
Examining such questions as how abusive men rationalize their actions and the nature of their self-concept, Jukes analyzes the roots of
battering in the male personality and suggests the implications for the clinical treatment of batterers. His findings will be of great interest
and importance to clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, social workers and all professionals who work with both the
perpetrators and victims of domestic violence.
About the Author:
Adam Jukes is a psychotherapist in private practice and Coordinator of the Men's Centre in London.
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Treating Men Who Batter :
Theory, Practice and Programs
(Springer Series, Focus on Men, Vol 5)
by P. Lynn Caesar, L. Kevin Hamberger (Editor)
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Domestic Abuse: Our Stories
by M. Webb
There is a misconception in our society about abuse. My intent with this book is to select some accounts of abuse to
show that these things can and do happen in a lot of families, not just to the poor and uneducated. We get to enter
these households and see that these women don't instigate these attacks, nor do they enjoy them. These women
deserve to be heard and we need to listen. Domestic abuse is in the papers every day. Maybe this book will give
women the courage to leave their abusers and help us to better understand this growing problem. My hope is that
these stories stay with my readers long after they put the book down.
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Domestic Abuse: All Sides
by M. Webb
Abuse affects everyone, and this book explores the many different levels, showing all sides of abuse. Children's
Stories-Children caught in the middle of the abuse. Some have lost their mothers, a few have even witnessed their
mother's death. All have suffered because of this abuse. Some have had to leave their homes and families behind.
These stories are very powerful and moving. Left Behind-These are stories based on families who have lost daughters,
grandchildren, friends, aunts, nieces and sometimes whole families because of domestic violence. His Story-This
in no way condones or glamorizes "his side." Some men try to explain why they felt they had to abuse. Some of the
men realize that it was their fault and that they need help, while others blame everyone else. More of Our Stories-More
stories about women who have suffered in abusive relationships; some survive, while others do not. Some manage
to escape their situations-some with the help of the courts; others were forced to escape without receiving any help.
These women were forced to protect themselves and their children from their abuser. It takes a lot of courage to leave
an abusive relationship. Other "our stories" can be found in Domestic Abuse: Our Stories. Husband Abuse-This section
is completely about men being abused by their mates. Most men can't talk about it, let alone seek help, if they are
being abused. They are afraid of being ridiculed and looked upon as weak. Most of these men have never raised a
hand to their abuser. This is a side of abuse that is very rarely ever heard about. My hope is that this book will open
people's eyes to this growing problem, and maybe we can all make some changes for the better. I wanted to give all
of these people a voice, and now hopefully they will be heard.
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Remembering Women Murdered by Men: Memorials Across Canada
by The Cultural Memory Group
Women are murdered by men every day, yet these acts of femicide barely make the news. Across
Canada, there are over fifty memorials to women who have been murdered.
Each one tells at least two stories: the terrible one of unremitting violence
against women and the triumphant one of women claiming public space, naming
the violence and insisting that society remember. This book is the first
to record thirty of these, and in so doing names the women remembered
and the circumstances of their deaths.
The authors document the feminist community's response and the initiative taken to build memorials
along with the official attempts to keep them out of public view. The
memorials documented include those in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg,
The Pas, Toronto, Montreal, London, Ottawa and Moncton.
The book features the voices of memorial makers and the struggle of bringing public attention to the issue of
femicide. It inspires all of us to speak out.
The companion website: The Global Women's Memorial.
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