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The Journal of Family Violence is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to the study of family violence. It was established in 1986 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. The editor-in-chief is Rebecca J. Macy (UNC School of Social Work).
Violence Against Women is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of women's studies. The journal's editor-in-chief is Claire M. Renzetti (University of Kentucky). It was established in 1995 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. The journal covers topics such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and incest.
The Journal of Interpersonal Violence (JIV) [1] is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that publishes papers in the field of interpersonal violence, and focuses on the study of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence.
In 2004, the WHO published its "Multi-country study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women", a study of women's health and domestic violence by surveying over 24,000 women in 10 countries from all regions of the world, which assessed the prevalence and extent of violence against women, particularly violence by intimate partners ...
Domestic violence against women has been occurring for centuries. Domestic violence is deemed as any and all physical, sexual, and verbal assaults towards an individual's body, sense of self, or sense of trust. It was not considered a world-wide issue or considered an issue in most countries until the 1980s.
A scary, sobering look at fatal domestic violence in the United States Examining one month of deadly domestic violence in America. ‘This Is Not A Love Story’ by Huffington Post
Domestic violence can be described as all of the following: Violence – use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes [1] [2] [3] and may include some combination of verbal, emotional, economic, physical and sexual abuse.
Patrycja Wyrebek was strangled and beaten to death by her partner in her Newry home. The 20-year-old was the eldest of five. Her family had moved from Poland to Northern Ireland when she was a ...