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Domestic Violence Law: Print Resources

A guide to domestic violence law resources, including sources of federal, state, and international law, practice materials and materials on specific legal issues, as well as news, scholarship, agencies, and organizations.

  Reference

A Handbook of Family Law Terms   KF503.6 .H36 2001

Dictionary Of Criminal Justice Terms  HV7411 .D53 1998

Practice Guides

Books at Pace Law Library

Treatises, Digests, Monographs

Culture and Family Violence: Fostering Change Through Human Rights Law  KF9322 .L48 2001

Domestic Torts: Family Violence, Conflict, and Sexual Abuse, 2 v.  KF1269 .K37 2005 

"Trivial Complaints:" The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S.  K3263 .R36 2009

Violence Against Women, 2 v.  KF9322.A75 V56 2002

Violence Against Women in Families and Relationships, 3 v.  HV6626 .V56 2009

  Relevant Subject Headings

Abused wives

Abused women

Abusive men

Child abuse

Child custody

Dating violence

Family violence

Homicide

Justifiable homicide

Legal assistance to abused wives

Marital violence

Prosecution -- Social aspects

Psychological abuse

Restraining orders

Self-defense (Law)

Spousal abuse

Victims of family violence

Wife abuse

Women -- Violence against

Women's shelters