Gonnerman, Jennifer,
Domestic Violence: The Unforgiven. Jennifer Gonnerman. - Mother Jones, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 19, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Domestic Violence: The Unforgiven, July/Aug. 2005; pp. 36-43.
"The subject of domestic violence has receded from the headlines in recent years, but the numbers suggest it's still a major social problem. While services for battered women--including hot lines and shelter beds--have increased dramatically, there are still not enough; 4,237 adults and children were turned away from domestic violence shelters in Missouri last year [2004] because there was not enough space....Even when services are available, some women are too terrified to use them. Fleeing from a batterer can actually increase the violence a woman faces; many of the 1,202 women killed by their husbands or boyfriends in the U.S. in 2002 were murdered after they'd already escaped from their homes." (MOTHER JONES) This article discusses the need for more effective ways to deal with the social problem of domestic violence and presents the story of a Missouri woman currently serving a prison sentence for the murder of her abusive husband.
1522-3213;
Abused wives
Abused women
Clemency
Criminal statistics
Family violence
Family violence--Statistics
Women prisoners
AC1.S5
050
Domestic Violence: The Unforgiven. Jennifer Gonnerman. - Mother Jones, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 19, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Domestic Violence: The Unforgiven, July/Aug. 2005; pp. 36-43.
"The subject of domestic violence has receded from the headlines in recent years, but the numbers suggest it's still a major social problem. While services for battered women--including hot lines and shelter beds--have increased dramatically, there are still not enough; 4,237 adults and children were turned away from domestic violence shelters in Missouri last year [2004] because there was not enough space....Even when services are available, some women are too terrified to use them. Fleeing from a batterer can actually increase the violence a woman faces; many of the 1,202 women killed by their husbands or boyfriends in the U.S. in 2002 were murdered after they'd already escaped from their homes." (MOTHER JONES) This article discusses the need for more effective ways to deal with the social problem of domestic violence and presents the story of a Missouri woman currently serving a prison sentence for the murder of her abusive husband.
1522-3213;
Abused wives
Abused women
Clemency
Criminal statistics
Family violence
Family violence--Statistics
Women prisoners
AC1.S5
050