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The book spells out in practical, concrete terms what it really means to place the pathology outside the battered woman. The novelty in this approach lies in the implications for practice: battered women are not ""sick"" - they are in a ""sick"" situation. "" Practical and comprehensive, an excellent guide for clinicians and other interveners . Mary Ann Dutton's book, Empowering and Healing the Battered Woman, integrates psychological theory with detailed information on the real-life dimensions of abused women's posttraumatic responses and the strategies for assessment that form a part of each

Abused women --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- Counseling of. --- Psychology

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Working with Adult Abuse is a comprehensive manual for trainers of those working with vulnerable adults. The author covers all aspects of adult abuse cases, from the recognition of adult abuse, whether in the community or within an institution, through to the investigation, case conference and risk assessment stages. Practical advice is presented within the historical context of adult abuse policy, and is complemented by specialised chapters on the abuse of specific sections of society, such as older people, younger adults and black and minority ethnic people. For use across all disciplines, e

Abused men --- Abused women --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- Battered men --- Men --- Services for --- Employees --- Training of

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Domestic violence is in the public eye as never before, but how often are abused women consulted or involved in the new services and policies? This book investigates, and reveals that the voices of survivors of domestic violence are often simply not heard; silenced, the women themselves become invisible. Is Anyone Listening? draws on the experiences of other service user movements to provide a strong conceptual framework for thinking about abused women's participation in policy and service development. It discusses empowerment issues and the women's movement against gender viole

Abused women --- Family violence --- Domestic violence --- Household violence --- Interparental violence --- Intrafamily violence --- Violence --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- Services for --- Citizen participation. --- Prevention

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"Crack shot." "Enigma woman." "Good with ponies and pistols." "A much-married woman.". What if such an unconventional woman-and the press unanimously agreed that Nellie May Madison was indeed unconventional-were to get away with murder? Shortly after her husband's bullet-riddled body was found in the couple's Burbank apartment, police issued an all-points bulletin for the "beautiful, dark-haired widow.

Sex role --- Abused women --- Women murderers --- Female homicide offenders --- Murderesses --- Women homicide offenders --- Female offenders --- Murderers --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- History. --- Biography. --- Madison, Nellie May,

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Explores the experiences of women imprisoned for killing their male abusers and their treatment by the criminal justice system.

Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration --- Abused women --- Women prisoners --- Female offenders --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Battered women --- Victims of crimes --- Women --- Battered woman syndrome --- Prisoners --- Delinquent women --- Offenders, Female --- Women criminals --- Women offenders --- Criminals --- Crime