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Battered women Lane E. Volpe, book editor. - San Diego, Calif. Greenhaven Press c2004 - 138 p. - Contemporary issues companion .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-134) and index.

Provides an overview of the problem of violence against women, discusses the effectiveness of various legal and social remedies and presents personal stories of individuals whose lives have been effected by domestic violence.

ISBN: 0737716177

Subjects--Topical Terms:
ABUSED WOMEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
JUSTICE
LEGAL STATUS
NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES
SOCIAL POLICY
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
UNITED STATES

Dewey Class. No.: 362.8292 BAT