Domestic Violence: Methodologies in Dialogue

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Domestic Violence The Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law Editor: Claire Renzetti For a complete list of books available in this series, please visit www.upne.com Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz, Male Peer Support and Violence against Women: The History and Verification of a Theory Chitra Raghavan and Shuki J. Cohen, editors, Domestic Violence: Methodologies in Dialogue Karen G. Weiss, Party School: Crime, Campus, and Community Claire M. Renzetti and Sandra Yocum, editors, Clergy Sexual Abuse: Social Science Perspectives Taryn Lindhorst and Jeffrey L. Edleson, Battered Women, Their Children, and International Law: The Unintended Consequences of the Hague Child Abduction Convention Edward W. Gondolf, The Future of Batterer Programs: Reassessing Evidence-Based Practice Jessica P. Hodge, Gendered Hate: Exploring Gender in Hate Crime Law Molly Dragiewicz, Equality with a Vengeance: Men’s Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash Mary Lay Schuster and Amy D. Propen, Victim Advocacy in the Courtroom: Persuasive Practices in Domestic Violence and Child Protection Cases Jana L. Jasinski, Jennifer K. Wesely, James D. Wright, and Elizabeth E. Mustaine, Hard Lives, Mean Streets: Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women Merry Morash, Women on Probation and Parole: A Feminist Critique of Community Programs and Services Drew Humphries, Women, Violence, and the Media: Readings in Feminist Criminology Gail A. Caputo, Out in the Storm: Drug-Addicted Women Living as Shoplifters and Sex Workers Michael P. Johnson, A Typology of Domestic Violence: Intimate Terrorism, Violent Resistance, and Situational Couple Violence Susan L. Miller, editor, Criminal Justice Research and Practice: Diverse Voices from the Field Jody Raphael, Freeing Tammy: Women, Drugs, and Incarceration Kathleen J. Ferraro, Neither Angels nor Demons: Women, Crime, and Victimization Michelle L. Meloy, Sex Offenses and the Men Who Commit Them: An Assessment of Sex Offenders on Probation Amy Neustein and Michael Lesher, From Madness to Mutiny: Why Mothers Are Running from the Family Courts—and What Can Be Done about It Jody Raphael, Listening to Olivia: Violence, Poverty, and Prostitution Cynthia Siemsen, Emotional Trials: Moral Dilemmas of Women Criminal Defense Attorneys Lori B. Girshick, Woman-to-Woman Sexual Violence: Stories of Women in Prison Methodologies in Dialogue Domestic Violence Edited with commentaries by Chitra Raghavan and Shuki J. Cohen Northeastern University Press B o s t o n Northeastern University Press An imprint of University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2013 Northeastern University All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeset in Minion Pro and Optima by Integrated Publishing Solutions University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon, NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Domestic violence: methodologies in dialogue / edited with commentaries by Chitra Raghavan and Shuki J. Cohen. pages cm.—(The Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-55553-829-3 (cloth: alk. paper)— ISBN 978-1-55553-830-9 (pbk.: alk. paper)— ISBN 978-1-55553-831-6 (ebook) 1. Intimate partner violence. 2. Marital violence. 3. Family violence. I. Raghavan, Chitra. II. Cohen, Shuki J. HV6626. D66757 2013 362.82992—dc23 2013022651 5 4 3 2 1 Cover: Feeling Like a Cockroach, Soraida Martinez, 36 x 48, c1995, Verdadism painting, acrylic on canvas. Soraida Martinez is a New York–born artist of Puerto Rican heritage who since 1992 has been known for creating the art of “Verdadism,” a contemporary form of the hardedge painting style in which every painting is accompanied by a written social commentary. Soraida’s paintings depict her life experiences for the purpose of promoting peace, tolerance, and understanding. Soraida’s Verdadism art can be seen at www.soraida.com. ...