Research Guides: Domestic Violence Law: Commentary and Resources

Reference

Statistics

ABA Domestic Violence Arrest Policy Statistics
Female Victims of Violence
BJS, September 2009
Femicide in New York City: 1995-2002
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2004
Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim
BJS, October 2001
Intimate Partner Violence in the United States
BJS, revised 2007
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2010
BJS, September 2015
New York Domestic Violence Data
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
2015 Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trangender, Queer, and HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence
NCAVP's 2015 report on intimate partner violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people in the United States was released 2016.
Profile of Intimate Partner Violence Cases in Large Urban Counties
BJS, October 2009
State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases
BJS, February 2008
Workplace Violence, 1993-2009
BJS 2011

Research Guides

Gender and the Law Research Guide
Georgetown Law Library
International Women's Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
VAW.net: Researching Violence Against Women Online

Treatises and Monographs

Advancing the Federal Research Agenda on Violence Against Women
Candace Kruttschnitt, Brenda L. McLaughlin, and Carol V. Petrie, eds., National Research Council, 2004
Lawyer’s Manual on Domestic Violence: Representing the Victim, 6th ed.
Appellate Division, First Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2015

Reports and Articles

Court Responses to Batterer Program Noncompliance: A National Portrait
National Institute of Justice, March 2007
Domestic Violence as a Crime of Pattern and Intent: An Alternative Reconceptualization
Alafair S. Burke, 75 George Washington Law Review 553 (2007)
Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation
Paola Garcia Rey, Counsel, Inter-American Human Rights System Project, 2011
Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
U.S. Dep't of Agriculture, Safety, Health and Employee Welfare Division
Domestic Violence Bench Manual
Developed for use by local magistrates by the Dutchess County Universal Response to Domestic Violence Project, originally published in 1996 and updated in 1998. This second edition reflects statutory changes enacted through October 2002.
Federal Law and Domestic Violence: The Legacy of the Violence Against Women Act
Leonard Karp and Laura C. Belleau, 16 Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 173 (1999)
Handbook for Legislation for Violence Against Women
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for the Advancement of Women, 2009
International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues
CRS Report for Congress, July 26, 2011
Introducing Expert Testimony to Explain Victim Behavior in Sexual and Domestic Violence Prosecutions
National District Attorneys Association, American Prosecutors Research Institute, 2007
Jessica Gonzales v. United States: An Emerging Model for Domestic Violence & Human Rights Advocacy in the United States
Caroline Bettinger-Lopez, 21 Harvard Human Rights Journal 183 (2008)
The Legal Response to Violence against Women in the United States of America: Recent Reforms and Continuing Challenges
Sally F. Goldfarb, Rutgers University School of Law, 2008
Procedural Justice: Tempering the State's Response to Domestic Violence
Deborah Epstein, 43 William and Mary Law Review 1843 (2002)
Reconceiving Civil Protection Orders for Domestic Violence: Can Law Help End the Abuse Without Ending the Relationship?
Sally F. Goldfarb, 29 Cardozo Law Review 1487 (2008)
Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships: Results From a Multisite Case Control Study
Jacquelyn C. Campbell et al., 93 American Journal of Public Health 1089 (2003)
Violence Against Women Act: History and Federal Funding
CRS Report to Congress, February 26, 2010

Online Resources

Films

Sin by Silence: Prison Is Safer Than the Love of Your Life by Olivia Klaus. director and producer
Call Number: HV8742.U52 S568 2009 DVD

Advocacy Groups

Academy on Violence and Abuse
AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women
Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
Battered Women’s Justice Project
The Center for Family Violence and the Courts
End Violence Against Women International
End Domestic Abuse
The Hague Domestic Violence Project
Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women
Childhood Violent Trauma Center
National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
The National Clearinghouse works with battered women who have been arrested and are facing trial, as well as those who are serving prison sentences.
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The site provides contact information for battered women, or for people working with battered women, to call in order to obtain assistance in their cases, a soon to come resources page, and a listing of situations when one should should contact the National Clearinghouse.

Mission:
The mission of the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women is to secure justice for battered women charged with crimes related to their battering and prevent further victimization of arrested, convicted, or incarcerated battered women.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Domestic Violence Hotline
The National Domestic Violence Hotline was established in 1996 as a component of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed by Congress.
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It is a nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention, information and referral to victims of domestic violence, perpetrators, friends and families.The Hotline answers a variety of calls and is a resource for domestic violence advocates government officials, law enforcement agencies and the general public. The site provides information about the organization, how to get help, how to recognize abuse, ways to get involved as a donor, volunteer, employee, participant, information about the Hotline campaign, and other resources.
National Network to End Domestic Violence
Stalking Resource Center