Domestic Violence: Government Publications

The government publishes most, if not all, of their modern documents in an online format. For such documents, we link to online government databases that can be searched for relevant material. Older documents, however, can best be found by searching print collections of your local library. Here is a list of both print and online materials that we have available in our collection:

Confronting domestic violence : a guide for criminal justice agencies

Author: Gail A. Goolkasian

Published: 1986

Call number: GOVPUBS. J28.23:V81

Domestic violence by police officers : a compilation of papers submitted to the Domestic Violence by Police Officers Conference at the FBI Academy, Quantico, VA

Editor: Donald C. Sheelan

Published: 2000

ISBN: 0160502950

Call number: GOVPUBS. J 1.14/2:V 81/2

Domestic violence and new Americans : directory of programs and resources for battered refugee women

Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Published: 2002

Call number: GOVPUBS. HE 20.410:P 94

The legal response to violence against women

Editor: Karen J. Maschke

Published: 1997

ISBN: 0815325193

Call number: LEGLREF. KF478.A45 G45 1997 v.5

Domestic violence-- [electronic resource] : what is it

Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Violence Against Women Office

Published: 1996

Call number: GOVWEB. J 35.2:97032822

There are a few notable works available through the Government Publication Office. Here are the links and a short description for each:

• Domestic Violence and the Child Welfare System

  • This short report describes the interrelationship between domestic violence and child abuse and what programs some locales are implementing to help children caught up in the violence.

• Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research: For Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Judges

  • This report has statistics on all aspects of domestic violence and its victims and perpetrators, responses by the justice system and programs for intervention.

• State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases

  • This short statistical report compares domestic violence to non-domestic violence sexual assault and aggravated assault cases in 15 counties located in 8 different states by prosecution and conviction rates.