*Kyriacou, Demetrios N, et al. “Risk Factors for Injury to Women from Domestic Violence.” The New
England Journal of Medicine 341 (1999): 1892-1898.
-This is article is a study detailing the risk factors that lead to a woman being abused. It also discusses how many women were treated and what the injuries were.
-I will use the information from this article to explain how prevalent this crime is. I will also use it to give the facts and statistics of this crime.
*Connelly, Clare and Cavanagh, Kate. “Domestic Abuse, Civil Protection Orders and the ‘New
Criminologies ‘: is There Any Value in Engaging with the Law?” Feminist Legal Studies 16.1
(2007): 259-287.
-This article is explaining civil protection orders and how they can help women who are victim of domestic abuse.
-I will use this article to explain how this could be a way to fix the system. This article will also help me further show the ineffective police responses to domestic abuse.
*Kmietomicz, Zosia. “More Vigilance Needed to Tackle Domestic Abuse.” British Medical Journal 15.12
(2007): 1289.
-This article explains how doctors need to be more vigilant in looking for signs of domestic abuse.
-I will use this article to explain another solution to the problem. The solution is getting doctors to take a more active role in helping with the war of domestic violence.
*Danis, Fran S. “Domesitc Violence and Social Work Education: What Do We Know, What Do We Need To Know?” Journal of Social Work Education 39.2 (2003): 215-223.
-This article explains how the lack of education about domestic violence issues effects social workers.
-I will use this article to show that if social workers were better educated on the issue of domestic violence they could be more able to help the victims. If they were more educated they could help end the war of domestic violence.
*Ramsay, Jean, et al. “Should Health Professionals Screen Women for Domestic Violence?” British
Medical Journal 325 (2002): 314-317
-This article is a research study with information from patients and doctors on their thoughts of the procedure of screening for domestic violence.
-I will use this article to further justify one solution to the problem of war on domestic violence. It will show women’s personal thoughts on the situation.
*Edleson, Jeffery L. “Children’s Witnessing of Adult Domestic Violence.” Journal of Interpersonal
Violence 14.8 (1999):839-870.
-This is an article explaining how the women are not the only victims of domestic violence and that their children can suffer just as much.
-I will use this article to help iterate that the war on domestic violence needs attention because innocent children are becoming victims as well. Domestic violence has gone too far.
*Johnson, Ida M. “Victim’s perceptions of Police Response to Domestic Violence Incidents.” Journal of
Criminal Justice 35.5 (2007): 498-510.
-This article is based on a research study that emphasized on how women who were victims of domestic violence perceived the police responses.
-I will use this article to detail another issue that needs attention in order to improve the problem of domestic violence. Although there are some laws to help with police responses, many women are still unsatisfied.
*Defending Our Lives. Dir. Margaret Lazarus, Renner Wunderlich. 1997. Videocassette. Cambridge
Documentary Films.
-This video was a collection of interviews with women who are in prison because they killed their partner because that was the only way to get away from the abuse. These women all recount the horrific experiences that they had in these relationships.
-I will use the information from this video to highlight the ways the system is flawed in dealing with the way on domestic violence. Because all of this information is from women’s personal experiences it will be very affective.
*Dorian, Patty. “So Who’s Left?” Off Our Backs 31.9 (2001): 24.
-This article discusses all the problems with battered women shelters today.
- I will use this article to explain the need to fix the system of shelters to help the victims more. Having a safe place to stay is very helpful for these women so the system should be fixed.
