This study identifies the types of intrafamilial and intimate violence that come under the broad "umbrella" of family or domestic violence. The author's intent is to bring a greater understanding and recognition of the prevalence, dynamics, and severity of domestic violence, as well as to assess related aspects of abuse within the home. Part I focuses on the general dynamics of domestic criminality, including a historical review of woman abuse and child maltreatment, the magnitude of family and intimate offenses, demographic characteristics of family violence, and medical treatment for victims of violence in the home. Part II explores issues in family and intimate violence, including domestic fatalities, battered women, conjugal rape, and sexual factors in battering; battered men; and abuse of the elderly. Part III examines child maltreatment, including child abuse and neglect, child sexual abuse, incest, other child sexual abuse, sibling abuse, and parent abuse. Part IV addresses symptoms of domestic criminality, such as the relationship between substance abuse and intimate violence; also examined is the cycle of child abuse, family violence, and other crimes. Part V considers theories of the causes of domestic violence and child abuse and neglect, and Part VI explores the characteristics of jail and prison inmates incarcerated for intimate violence and violence against children. Part VII focuses on strategies for responding to domestic crimes. 43 tables, 29 figures, 200 notes, and a 266-item bibliography