Domestic Violence Resources
- Books
- Net Library e-books
- Domestic Violence Statistics
- Domestic Violence Web Sites (Opens a new window)
Books
Useful terms for finding books about domestic violence include
- family violence
- conjugal violence
- spousal abuse
- wife abuse
- child abuse
Examples on books in the Alvernia Library include:
Dunn, J. (2002). Courting disaster : intimate stalking, culture, and criminal justice. New York : Aldine de Gruyter.
Dutton, D. (2006). Rethinking domestic violence. Vancouver: UBC Press.
Hackson, N.A. (Ed.). (2007). Encyclopedia of domestic violence. New York : Routledge.
Weiss, E. (2004). Surviving domestic violence : voices of women who broke free. Volcano, CA:Volcano Press.
Selected Net Library e-books
To search Net Library from off-campus, you must first create a free account on Net Library from a computer on the Alvernia University computer network.
Malley-Morrison, K. (2004). International Perspectives On Family Violence and Abuse: A Cognitive Ecological Approach. Mahwah, N.J:Erlbaum.
Parker, J. N. & Parker, P. M. (2003). Domestic violence: A medical dictionary, bibliography and annotated research guide to internet references. San Diego, CA Icon Group.
Sana . L. (2001). Intimate partner violence: Societal, medical, legal, and individual responses. New York: Kluwer.
Domestic Violence Statistics
Homicide Trend in the U.S. - Intimate Homicide
Data from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice StatisticsIntimate Partner Violence
A fact sheet from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Updated: January 8, 2009