ABSTRACT
The Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence is a modern reference from the leading international scholars in domestic violence research. This ground-breaking project has created the first ever publication of an encyclopedia of domestic violence. The primary goal of the Encyclopedia is to provide information on a variety of traditional, as well as breakthrough, issues in this complex phenomenon.
The coverage of the Encyclopedia is broad and diverse, encompassing the entire life span from infancy to old age. The entries include the traditional research areas, such as battered women, child abuse and dating violence. However, this Encyclopedia is unique in that it includes many under-studied areas of domestic violence, such as ritual abuse-torture within families, domestic violence against women with disabilities, pseudo-family violence and domestic violence within military families. It is also unique in that it examines cross-cultural perspectives of domestic violence.
One of the key special features in this Encyclopedia is the cross-reference section at the end of each entry. This allows the reader the ability to continue their research of a particular topic.
This book will be an easy-to-read reference guide on a host of topics, which are alphabetically arranged. Precautions have been taken to ensure that the Encyclopedia is not politically slanted; rather, it is hoped that it will serve as a basic guide to better understanding the myriad issues surrounding this labyrinthine topic.
Topics covered include: Victims of Domestic Violence; Theoretical Perspectives and Correlates to Domestic Violence; Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Religious Perspectives; Understudied Areas within Domestic Violence Research; Domestic Violence and the Law; and Child Abuse and Elder Abuse.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
letter |51 pages
A
entry |6 pages
Africa: Domestic Violence and the Law
entry |5 pages
Africa: The Criminal Justice System and the Problem of Domestic Violence in West Africa
entry |7 pages
African American Community, Domestic Violence in
entry |3 pages
Analyzing Incidents of Domestic Violence: The National Incident-Based Reporting System
entry |8 pages
Animal Abuse: The Link to Family Violence
entry |8 pages
Asian Americans and Domestic Violence: Cultural Dimensions
entry |4 pages
Assessing Risk in Domestic Violence Cases
entry |10 pages
Attachment Theory and Domestic Violence
letter |59 pages
B
entry |7 pages
Battered Husbands
entry |4 pages
Battered Wives
entry |7 pages
Battered Woman Syndrome
entry |7 pages
Battered Woman Syndrome as a Legal Defense in Cases of Spousal Homicide
entry |7 pages
Battered Women, Clemency For
entry |2 pages
Battered Women: Held in Captivity
entry |6 pages
Battered Women who Kill: An Examination
entry |5 pages
Batterer Intervention Programs
entry |6 pages
Batterer Typology
entry |8 pages
Bullying and the Family
letter |115 pages
C
entry |6 pages
Caregiver Violence Against People with Disabilities
entry |5 pages
Child Abuse: A Global Perspective
entry |8 pages
Child Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency
entry |6 pages
Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States: An Overview
entry |4 pages
Child Maltreatment, Interviewing Suspected Victims of
entry |5 pages
Child Neglect
entry |10 pages
Child Sexual Abuse
entry |4 pages
Children Witnessing Parental Violence
entry |6 pages
Christianity and Domestic Violence
entry |6 pages
Coercive Control
entry |6 pages
Cohabiting Violence
entry |2 pages
Community Response to Domestic Violence
entry |3 pages
Community Response to Gay and Lesbian Domestic Violence
entry |7 pages
Compassionate Homicide and Spousal Violence
entry |7 pages
Conflict Tactics Scales
entry |7 pages
Control Balance Theory and Domestic Violence
entry |4 pages
Corporal Punishment, Religious Attitudes Toward
entry |4 pages
Cross-Cultural Examination of Domestic Violence in China and Pakistan
entry |4 pages
Cross-Cultural Examination of Domestic Violence in Latin America
entry |3 pages
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Domestic Violence
entry |5 pages
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on How to Deal with Batterers
entry |3 pages
Cycle of Violence
letter |38 pages
D
entry |2 pages
Date Rape
entry |4 pages
Dating Violence
entry |4 pages
Dating Violence Among African American Couples
entry |3 pages
Depression and Domestic Violence
entry |5 pages
Dissociation in Domestic Violence, the Role of
entry |6 pages
Divorce, Child Custody, and Domestic Violence
entry |2 pages
Domestic Homicide in Urban Centers: New York City
entry |7 pages
Domestic Violence by Law Enforcement Officers
entry |5 pages
Domestic Violence Courts
letter |41 pages
E
entry |4 pages
Education as a Risk Factor for Domestic Violence
entry |6 pages
Elder Abuse, Assessing the Risks of
entry |4 pages
Elder Abuse, Consequences of
entry |5 pages
Elder Abuse and Neglect: Training Issues for Professionals
entry |5 pages
Elder Abuse by Intimate Partners
entry |6 pages
Elder Abuse Perpetrated by Adult Children
entry |5 pages
Electronic Monitoring of Abusers
entry |4 pages
Exchange Theory
entry |2 pages
Expert Testimony in Domestic Violence Cases
letter |25 pages
F
entry |6 pages
Factors Influencing Reporting Behavior by Male Domestic Violence Victims
entry |5 pages
Fatality Reviews in Cases of Adult Domestic Violence Homicide and Suicide
entry |2 pages
Female Suicide and Domestic Violence
entry |6 pages
Feminist Theory
entry |6 pages
Filicide and Children with Disabilities
letter |19 pages
G
entry |7 pages
Gay and Bisexual Male Domestic Violence
entry |3 pages
Gay Domestic Violence, Police Attitudes and Behaviors Toward
entry |2 pages
Gender Socialization and Gay Male Domestic Violence
entry |7 pages
Greece, Domestic Violence in
letter |20 pages
H
entry |9 pages
Healthcare Professionals' Roles in Identifying and Responding to Domestic Violence
entry |4 pages
Homelessness, the Impact of Family Violence on
entry |7 pages
Human Rights, Refugee Laws, and Asylum Protection for People Fleeing Domestic Violence
letter |48 pages
I
entry |7 pages
Identity Theory and Domestic Violence
entry |5 pages
Incest
entry |3 pages
Inmate Mothers: Treatment and Policy Implications
entry |8 pages
Intergenerational Transfer of Intimate Partner Violence
entry |5 pages
Intimate Partner Homicide
entry |6 pages
Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Retardation
entry |7 pages
Intimate Partner Violence, Forms of
entry |7 pages
Intimate Partner Violence in Queer, Transgender, and Bisexual Communities
letter |11 pages
J
entry |6 pages
Jewish Community, Domestic Violence within the
entry |5 pages
Judicial Perspectives on Domestic Violence
letter |21 pages
L
entry |6 pages
Lautenberg Law
entry |8 pages
Legal Issues for Battered Women
entry |7 pages
Lesbian Battering
letter |58 pages
M
entry |3 pages
Male Victims of Domestic Violence and Reasons they Stay with their Abusers
entry |6 pages
Mandatory Arrest Policies
entry |4 pages
Marital Rape
entry |2 pages
Measuring Domestic Violence
entry |4 pages
Mediation in Domestic Violence
entry |8 pages
Medical Neglect Related to Religion and Culture
entry |3 pages
Medicalization of Domestic Violence
entry |6 pages
Military Families, Domestic Violence Within
entry |4 pages
Minorities and Families in America, Introduction to
entry |3 pages
Mothers Who Kill
entry |6 pages
Multicultural Programs for Domestic Batterers
entry |7 pages
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
entry |2 pages
Mutual Battering
letter |8 pages
N
entry |4 pages
Native Americans, Domestic Violence Among
entry |4 pages
Neurological and Physiological Impact of Abuse
letter |72 pages
P
entry |8 pages
Parental Abduction
entry |6 pages
Parricide
entry |7 pages
Police Civil Liability in Domestic Violence Incidents
entry |5 pages
Police Decision-Making Factors in Domestic Violence Cases
entry |5 pages
Police Response to Domestic Violence Incidents
entry |6 pages
Popular Culture and Domestic Violence
entry |7 pages
Post-Incest Syndrome
entry |4 pages
Postpartum Depression, Psychosis, and Infanticide
entry |7 pages
Pregnancy-Related Violence
entry |3 pages
Prosecution of Child Abuse and Neglect
entry |7 pages
Protective and Restraining Orders
entry |7 pages
Pseudo-Family Abuse
letter |8 pages
Q
entry |8 pages
Qur'anic Perspectives on Wife Abuse
letter |14 pages
R
entry |9 pages
Ritual Abuse–Torture in Families
entry |3 pages
Rule of Thumb
entry |2 pages
Rural Communities, Domestic Violence in
letter |85 pages
S
entry |3 pages
Same-Sex Domestic Violence: Comparing Venezuela and the United States
entry |3 pages
Sexual Aggression Perpetrated by Females
entry |6 pages
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: the Need for Education in Servicing Victims of Trauma
entry |3 pages
Shaken Baby Syndrome
entry |5 pages
Shelter Movement
entry |2 pages
Sibling Abuse
entry |2 pages
Social Class and Domestic Violence
entry |4 pages
Social, Economic, and Psychological Costs of Violence
entry |9 pages
Social Learning Theory and Family Violence
entry |7 pages
South Africa, Domestic Violence In
entry |9 pages
Spain, Domestic Violence in
entry |4 pages
Spousal Abuse, the Physical And Psychological Impact of
entry |1 pages
Spousal Prostitution
entry |5 pages
Stages of Leaving Abusive Relationships
entry |10 pages
Stalking
entry |7 pages
Stockholm Syndrome in Battered Women
entry |5 pages
Substance Use/Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
letter |11 pages
T
entry |9 pages
Training Practices for Law Enforcement in Domestic Violence Cases
entry |2 pages
Trinidad and Tobago, Domestic Violence in
letter |7 pages
V
entry |4 pages
Victim-Blaming Theory
entry |3 pages
Violence against Women Act
letter |15 pages
W
entry |6 pages
Women with Disabilities, Domestic Violence Against
entry |5 pages
Workplace, Domestic Violence In
entry |4 pages
Worldwide Sociolegal Precedents Supporting Domestic Violence from Ancient to Modern Times