"Death by Domestic Violence creates a detailed profile of those most likely to batter women and victims who are at high risk of abuse. The preventive measures that serve as a guide for families and social service professionals to help fight this scourge are a public service." -- Rob O'Dell, Author, We Will Prevail "This is an important addition to the scholarship on intimate partner and familial abuse that results in fatalities: both in the murder of victims and suicide of perpetrators. It provides a comprehensive overview of the literature and research on life threatening abuse, risk factors in abuse situations leading to fatalities, and the dynamics underlying murder-suicide domestic situations." -- Patricia Brownell, PhD, LMSW, Associate Professor, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service "Death by Domestic Violence is a leading contribution in the search for knowledge. An international perspective affords this excellent book worldwide recognition in dealing with this tragedy." -- June Keeling, Senior Lecturer, University of Chester, Co-author of Domestic Violence: A Multi-Professional Approach for Healthcare Practitioners "Death By Domestic Violence is very useful one-stop compendium of theoretical and practical information regarding intimate partner homicide. Here, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; the authors do a terrific job of integrating information and analysis from a wide variety of sources in a manner that is as readable as it is illuminating." -- David Adams, Ed.D., Author of Why Do They Kill? Men Who Murder Their Intimate Partners
Preface 1. Women and Families at Risk: An Overview 2. Risk Factors for Domestic Homicide 3. The Dynamics of Murder-Suicide in Domestic Situations 4. The Role of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Domestic Homicide Katherine van Wormer, Alissa Mallow, and Kelly Ward 5. Issues of Power and Control in the Death of a Loved One Kelly Ward and Carolyn Bradley 6. Portraits of Life in the Aftermath of Domestic Homicide Marilyn Armour 7. Domestic Homicide Worldwide Katherine van Wormer and Woochan Shim 8. Response of the U.S. Criminal Justice System 9. Personal Narratives of Women in Prison for Partner Homicide 10. Safety Plans for the Prevention of Intimate Homicide 11. Work with Dangerous Battering Men
KATHERINE VAN WORMER is Professor of Social Work at the University of Northern Iowa. She is a member of the Editorial Board for several scholarly journals, including Victims and Offenders, Families in Society and the Journal of Comparative Social Welfare. Van Wormer has authored or co-authored 13 earlier books. The late Albert R. Roberts was a widely known Professor of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University. Also Series Editor for the Praeger series, Social and Psychologial Problems and Solutions, he was Founding and acting Editor-in-Chief of the journal Brief Treatments and Crisis Intervention, as well as Victims and Offenders. He authored or edited 32 earlier books.
Van Wormer (social work, Univ. of Northern Iowa) and Roberts
(social work and criminal justice, Rutgers) have written a
compelling, comprehensive, insightful, and eye-opening book about
the number one killer of women throughout the world: their intimate
partners. The reader walks away with an empirically supported
understanding of domestic violence offenders and their victims. In
addition, the authors have developed an excellent critique of the
most widely accepted treatment models, offering readers a
comprehensive overview not typically found in a single writing.
This reviewer has worked in the field of domestic violence for 30
years and still learned new information from this book. A must read
for health care providers, educators, law enforcement
professionals, and clergy--essentially anyone who works with women
of virtually any age. Whole-heartedly recommended. Summing Up:
Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
*Choice*
The book is scholarly while retaining its readability….It is a very
positive feature of this book that content includes practical
interventions to assess risk and prevent domestic homicide….This
book makes a welcome and balanced contribution on the topic of
domestic violence and homicide…
*Research on Social Work Practice*
This text provides great insight into the occurrence of murder and
murder-suicide in domestic violence situations. I believe people in
all the helping professions, educators, and scholars would benefit
from having a copy of this book in their professional library.
*Families in Society Online*
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