Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence and Abuse [2 volumes]: [2 volumes]

By: Laura L. Finley and Natasha A. Abdin and Nathan Andrews and Megan H. Bair-Merritt and Kristin A. Bell and Kimberly Bellon and Elizabeth Biebel and Allison Brimmer and Sade Brooks and Samuel L. Browning and Eduin Caceres-Ortiz and Stephanie Chaban and AnneMarie Conlon and Jennifer Cote and Tatyana Cottle and Peter F. Cronholm and Antje Deckert and Andrea J. Dickens and Jessica J. Eckstein and Maria F. Espinola and Renee Fillette and Kristin Franklin and Brandon Fryman and Dr Tony Gaskew and Lynn Geurin and Chuck Goesel and Kathryn Goesel and Lynsay Gott and Kori A. Hakala and KaaVonia Hinton-Johnson and Andrew Hund and Mark Ikeke and Njoki Kinyatti and Denice Knight-Slater and Stephanie A. Kolakowsky-Hayner and Carol Lenhart and Jennifer Rey and Alison Marganski and Mark Marquez and Vanessa Marquez and Alison Mulcahy and Shondrah Tarrezz Nash and Catherine Ekwe Kate Ngozi and Cheryl O’Brien and Patricia and Marla Perkins and Lauren Pilnick and William Plouffe and Sabrina and Robin C. Sager and Jeff Shantz and Amanda Mathisen Stylianou and Sharon Thiel and Vincent B. Van Hasselt and Stephanie Van Hook and W. Jesse Weins and Ashley Wiegand and Jackie Wiersma and Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams and Fatima Zimichi

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Synopsis: This comprehensive, two-volume work examines domestic abuse in the United States and worldwide, providing research, personal stories, and primary documents that reveal the extent of the problem.An estimated 1,300 to 1,800 Americans are murdered by intimate partners each year. Far from being a problem that only impacts women, domestic violence hurts society as a whole both socially as well as financially, with an estimated direct and indirect cost of nearly $6 billion annually in the United States. This book provides a timely and thorough reference for educators, students, scholars and activists seeking to better understand the global issue of domestic abuse. The entries document the history of the domestic violence prevention movement, provide explanations for abuse, identify warning signs of hidden abuse, describe types of victims and offenders, and supply information on interventions and prevention programs. Written by an array of experts in the field, the book also integrates the personal stories of survivors and addresses abuse as a global issue by covering topics such as acid attacks and female genital mutilation.