Doak, Melissa J. <br/><br/>
Violent relationships :  battering and abuse among adults / 
 Violent relationships 2005 
Melissa J. Doak. 
 - 2005 ed. 
 - Detroit, MI :  Thomson/Gale,  c2005. 
 - ix, 141 p. :  maps, charts ;  28 cm. 
 - The information series on current topics Information Plus reference series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-132) and index. 
<br/><br/>The abuse of women: a worldwide issue -- Spouse and partner abuse: who, what, and when? -- The cause of wife abuse -- The effects of abuse: why does she stay? -- Rape and sexual harassment around the world -- Treatment for male batterers -- The response of law enforcement to violence and abuse -- Domestic violence: the laws and the courts -- When women kill their partners --Intimate partner violence issues and attitudes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>078769083X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Family violence.<br/>Family violence--United States--Statistics.<br/>Marital violence.<br/>Marital violence--United States--Statistics.<br/>Abusive men--Counseling of.<br/>Abused wives--Legal status, laws, etc.<br/>Older people--Abuse of.<br/>Older people--Abuse of--United States--Statistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ809.3.U5  / V59 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.82