Scope

This Research Guide provides an introduction to sources dealing with domestic or family violence issues, including: spouse abuse, intervention and shelter programs, the psychological and economic dependency experienced by some battered women, and legal protection and remedies.

Overview

The Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce and the Family
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 9 D38 2000

Encyclopedia of Psychology
College Library Reference Collection: BF 31 E52 2000
Refer to "Domestic Violence" in volume 3

Encyclopedia of Social Issues
College Library reference Collection: HN 57 E59 1997
Refer to "Domestic Violence" in volume 2

Encyclopedia of Social Work
College Library Reference Collection: HV 35 S6
Refer to "Domestic Violence" in volume 1

Encyclopedia of Sociology
College Library Reference Collection: HM425 E5 2000
Refer to "Family Violence" in volume 2

Feminism: A Reference Handbook
College Library Reference Collection: HQ1410 H365 1998
Refer in index to "Domestic Violence," "Battered Women"

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Sourcebook on Violence Against Women
College Library Reference Collection: HV6250.4 W65 S68 2001

Women's Studies Encyclopedia
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 1115 W645 1999
Refer to "Domestic Violence," pages 380-382

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

domestic violence and women
family violence and child*
partner abuse
marital violence
child* abuse
battered female*

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

GenderWatch 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)
A women's and gender issues database with full-text coverage of most journals. Basic instructions for GenderWatch

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

PsycINFO 1872 - to date (updated weekly)
Indexes 1,300 scholarly journals along with books and book chapters in psychology, educational psychology, and behavioral sciences. Basic instructions for PsycINFO

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

More Databases:

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) 1972 - to date (updated quarterly)
Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports of public, intergovernmental and private organizations, and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world. The full-text of the articles is not available in the database. Basic instructions for PAIS

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on domestic violence or battered women can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

wife and abuse
wife and beat?
"child abuse"
"victims of family violence"
"family violence"
"spouse abuse"
"marital violence"

Internet Sites

Domestic Violence Institute
http://www.dviworld.org
A non-profit, public agency with a mission to educate and train professionals and lay people, conduct research, and impact public policy about violence against women, children, men, the elderly and promote survival of the nonabusive family.

National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.ndvh.org/

The Hotline, a project of the Texas Council on Family Violence, provides domestic abuse statistics and lists of online and offline resources,

Violence Against Women Office
http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/
The Violence Against Women Office of the Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice was created in 1995 to implement the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and to lead the national effort to stop domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

 

Statistics

Statistical Universe 1973 - to date (updated monthly)
Contains the full text of more than 800 U.S. government statistical publications. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe is available to UW-Madison registered users.

U. S. Department of Justice-Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs

Videos

Framingham 8 :The Women Who Fought Back
College Library Women's Collection: HV6250.4 W65 F73 1994

Organizations

Domestic Abuse Intervention Services
http://www.abuseintervention.org/index.html
"Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, located in Madison, Wisconsin, offers a 24-hour crisis line, a 25-bed safe house for women and their children, legal advocacy, support groups, information and referrals. DAIS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization."