Out of the Darkness: Contemporary Perspectives on Family Violence

Featuring cutting-edge information from the international arena, Out of the Darkness pulls together into one seminal volume the work of emerging scholars and key figures in the field. Edited by Glenda Kaufman Kantor and Jana Jasinski, this book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary package of the newest generation of investigation and theory. Professionals and researchers in child welfare, mental health, and criminal justice fields will want to read this book to keep up with the latest controversial topics; international studies; theory, methods, assessment, and interventions; and ethical and cultural issues related to both child and partner abuse. Chapters address pressing questions such as: Is wife abuse declining? Are child homicides increasing? Does couple treatment work in violent marriages? From this volume several noteworthy findings emerge, including the wide variations in the forms, types, and consequences of abuse; the need for support and change in both victim and batterer behaviors; the overdue move toward expertise and sensitivity when dealing with affected populations; and much more. Out of the Darkness makes a contribution to the field on a par with other classics. It is a must read for advanced students, researchers, practitioners, activists, and policymakers concerned with any or all aspects of family violence.

Table of Contents:
Introduction - Glenda Kaufman Kantor and Jana L Jasinski PART ONE: THE PREVALENCE OF FAMILY VIOLENCE Change in Cultural Norms Approving Marital Violence from 1968 to 1994 - Murray A Straus, Glenda Kaufman Kantor and David W Moore The Homicides of Children and Youth - David Finkelhor A Developmental Perspective An Examination of Physical Assault and Childhood Victimization:Histories within a National Probability Sample of Women - Terri L Weaver et al PART TWO: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT Pandemic Outcomes - Evvie Becker-Lausen and Sharon Mallon-Kraft The Intimacy Variable Pornography and the Organization of Intra- and Extra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse - Catherine Itzin A Conceptual Model Black Mothers′ Emotional and Behavioral Responses to the Sexual Abuse of Their Children - Claudia Bernard Children′s Exposure to Marital Aggression - Gayla Margolin and Richard S John Direct and Mediated Effects The Effects of Neglect on Academic Achievement and Disciplinary Problems - Kathleen A Kendall-Tackett and John Eckenrode A Developmental Perspective The Traumatic Events Screening Inventory - Jason H Edwards and Karen C Rogers Assessing Trauma in Children Measuring Physical and Psychological Maltreatment of Children with the Conflict Tactics Scales - Murray A Straus and Sherry L Hamby Methodological Issues in Classifying Maltreatment - Heather N Taussig and Alan J Litrownik An Examination of `Protective Issue′ Children PART THREE: WIFE ABUSE Attitudes as Explanations for Aggression against Family Members - Sharon D Herzberger and Quentin H Rueckert Woman Battering - Janice Joseph A Comparative Analysis of Black and White Women Surviving Abusive Dating Relationships - Karen H Rosen and Sandra M Stith Processes of Leaving, Healing and Moving On Social Predictors of Wife Assault Cessation - Etiony Aldarondo and Glenda Kaufman Kantor Wife Abuse in Intact Couples - Pamela D Brown and K Daniel O′Leary A Review of Couples Treatment Programs Expanding Batterer Program Evaluation - Edward W Gondolf Feminist Therapy for Battered Women - Maryse Rinfret-Raynor and Solange Cantin An Assessment Controlling Domestic Violence - JoAnn L Miller and Amy C Krull Victim Resources and Police Intervention Collaboration between Researchers and Advocates - Edward W Gondolf, Kerstie Yllö and Jacquelyn Campbell PART FOUR: ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN FAMILY VIOLENCE Ethical Issues in Trauma Research - Elana Newman et al The Evolution of an Empirical Model for Decision Making Ethical Dimensions of Intervention with Violent Partners - Gilles Rondeau et al Priorities in the Values and Beliefs of Practitioners Conducting Ethical Cross-Cultural Research on Family Violence - Lisa Aronson Fontes