Evan Stark: 4 books
Coercive Control
How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2007
One of the most important books ever written on domestic violence, Coercive Control breaks through entrenched views of physical abuse that have ultimately failed to protect women. Evan Stark, founder of one of America's first battered women's shelters, shows how "domestic violence" is neither primarily...
Violence Against Women
Current Theory and Practice in Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Exploitation
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professions today.
This volume seeks to address issues surrounding violence against women...
Women at Risk
Domestic Violence and Women's Health
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 1996
Battering by men is the most significant cause of injury to women in our society. It is also a major cause of child abuse, murder, substance abuse and female suicide attempts. This volume, the result of 15 years of research conducted by the authors - a social worker and physician respectively - explores...
Responding to Domestic Violence
The Integration of Criminal Justice and Human Services
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This new edition of the bestselling Responding to Domestic Violence explores the response to domestic violence today, not only by the criminal justice system, but also by public and non-profit social service and health care agencies. After providing a brief theoretical overview of the causes of domestic...