Partner Violence A Comprehensive Review of 20 Years of Research [Paperback]

Twenty years of accumulated knowledge and research into violence towards partners are synthesized in this landmark book. Topics examined include: marital rape; effects of partner violence on children; partner violence among same sex couples; and partner violence in ethnic minority families. A final chapter examines issues of prevention and treatment, and provides empirically based recommendations for future research and practice.

Twenty years of accumulated knowledge and research into violence towards partners are synthesized in this landmark book. Topics examined include: marital rape; effects of partner violence on children; partner violence among same sex couples; and partner violence in ethnic minority families. A final chapter examines issues of prevention and treatment, and provides empirically based recommendations for future research and practice.

Foreword - Murray A Straus
Partner Violence - Jana L Jasinski and Linda M Williams et al
A Comprehensive Review of 20 Years of Research
Characterizing and Assessing Risk in Violent Partner Relationships - Glenda Kaufman Kantor and Jana L Jasinski
Social and Psychological Consequences of Partner Violence - Jean Giles-Sims
Effects of Partner Violence on Children - Janis Wolak and David Finkelhor
Sexual Assault in Marriage - Patricia Mahoney and Linda M Williams
Prevalence, Consequences and Treatment of Wife Rape
Leaving a Second Closet - Carolyn M West
Outing Partner Violence in Same-Sex Couples
Lifting the `Political Gag Order' - Carolyn M West
Breaking the Silence around Partner Violence in Ethnic Minority Families
Prevention and Intervention of Partner Violence - Sherry L Hamby