Many contend that the logical solution to woman abuse in marriage/cohabitation is for
women to exit through legal separation, divorce, or other means. However, a growing body …

The focus of this article is the link between recent or imminent separation and violence
against female partners. First, various bodies of literature are reviewed to establish the fact …

The need for an alternative to conventional social work is more obvious today than ever
before. Given its acceptance of our present social order and its emphasis on reform of the …

" I can′ t imagine anyone living or working with adolescents and young adults without
being aware of the material in this book. A must read for educators, health providers, student …

Rural crime is a fast growing area of interest among scholars in criminology. From studies of
agricultural crime in Australia, to violence against women in Appalachia America, to …

Regardless of their contributions to some of the most important scientific advances in the
field, feminist sociological analyses of various types of male-to-female violence that prioritize …

Absence of a well-validated comprehensive partner abuse questionnaire has been a major
methodological issue in domestic violence research. A new multidimensional measure of …

This article presents a feminist analysis of honor killings in rural Turkey. One of the main
goals is to dissociate honor killings from a particular religious belief system and locate it on a …

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION—Stuart Henry and Dragan Milovanovic's work contributes to a
growing body of literature within criminology that undertakes a critical approach to the study …

The concept of critical criminology–that crime and the present-day processes of
criminalization are rooted in the core structures of society–is of more relevance today than it …