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Death by Domestic Violence Preventing the Murders and Murder-Suicides
Katherine van Wormer, Albert R. Roberts
Book Code: C35489
ISBN: 0-313-35489-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-35489-2
208 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2008
List Price: $39.95 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
  • Endorsement From Rob O'Dell,
    Author, We Will Prevail:     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.
  • Endorsement From Patricia Brownell, PhD, LMSW,
    Associate Professor, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service:     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.
  • Endorsement From June Keeling, Senior Lecturer,
    University of Chester,
    Co-author of Domestic Violence: A Multi-Professional Approach for Healthcare Practitioners:     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.
Description: Each year, about 33 percent of all women and 3 percent of all men murdered in the United States are killed by a so-called "intimate," a spouse, partner, or lover. Nationwide, murder by an intimate is the number one cause of death for pregnant women. Not surprisingly, murder by an intimate is not just an American problem. A European task force recently found domestic violence accounts for 25 percent of all homicides in London and 35 percent across England and Wales.
In this timely book, van Wormer and Roberts describe the problem, and what they have seen and heard on the frontlines from both women and men who have escaped domestic violence that was escalating toward deadly levels. The text examines not only the psychology of the batterer, but of domestic murder and domestic murder-suicide, and it offers a chapter of narratives from women in prison for killing their abusive husband or partner.
Drawing on the experience and insights of these two widely-known social workers, Death by Domestic Violence separates domestic violence myths and facts, explains the traumatic bonding that occurs between batterer and victim, and details how one facet of the solution could be school-based interventions and education. The book culminates with recommendations for further reduction of harm and a safety plan for those at risk.
Table of Contents:
  • 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
LC Card Number: 2008033665
LCC Class: HV6626
Dewey Class: 364
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