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Bibliography


The bibliography here is not exhaustive but we hope will help you with aspects of domestic violence research you might be interested in.

Archer, J (2000) "Sex differences in aggression between heterosexual partners: a meta analytic review". Psychological Bulletin, 126(5), 651-680

Coleman, K et al, (2007) Homicides, Firearms offences and Intimate Violence 2005/2006 (Supplementary Volume to Crime in England and Wales 2005/2006). Home Office rds http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/hosb0207.pdf

Daly, M., & Wilson, M. (1988). Homicide. Hawthorne NY: Aldine de Gruyter.

Daly, M., & Wilson, M. (1990). Killing the competition. Human Nature, 1, 83- 109

Dasgupta, S. (2001) Towards an Understanding of Women's Use of Non-Lethal Violence in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships

Dekeseredy, W. and Schwartz, M. (1998)Measuring the Extent of Woman Abuse in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships: A Critique of the Conflict Tactics Scales

Debbonaire, T (2008) Report of an evaluation of the Respect Phoneline. London: Respect http://www.respectphoneline.org.uk/pages/our-service-standards.html  

Dobash, R.E. and Dobash, R. P. (1992) Women, violence and social change. London and New York: Routledge

Dobash, R. E., Dobash, R. P., Cavanagh, K., & Lewis, R., (2000) Changing Violent Men Sage Publications

Gadd, D et al, (2002) Domestic Abuse Against Men in Scotland. Scottish executive.

http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cr/Gadd/SEmainfind.pdf

Graham-Kevan, N and Archer, J (2003) Intimate terrorism and common couple violence: A test of Johnson's predictions in four British samples. In Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18(11) 1247-1270

Johnson, M (2005) Apples and Oranges in Child Custody Disputes: Intimate Terrorism vs Situational Couple Violence. In Journal of Child Custody 2(4) 43-52 http://www.personal.psu.edu/mpj/2005%20JCC1.doc

Kimmel, M (2001) Male Victims of domestic violence: A Substantive and Methodological Research Review. http://new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/GenderSymmetry.pdf

Stark, E (2006) Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life. OUP

Stark, E and Flitcraft, A (1996) "Preventing Gendered Homicide" in Stark and Flitcraft, Women at Risk: Domestic Violence and Women's Health. Sage

Tjaden, P and Thoennes, N (2000) Full report of the Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey. National Institute of Justice Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Justice.

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/183781.pdf

Walby, S and Allen, J (2004) Home Office Research Study 276, Domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking: Findings from the British Crime Survey, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/hors276.pdf