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RECENT FINDINGS RELATED TO WIFE ABUSE

NCJ Number
39739
Journal
Social Casework Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 13-20
Author(s)
J P FLYNN
Date Published
1977
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT TRACES INCIDENCE OF SPOUSE ABUSE IN KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, AND FACTORS BEARING UPON IT.
Abstract
THIS ARTICLE IS THE SUMMARY OF A REPORT OF A RESEARCH PROJECT ON SPOUSE ASSAULT. THE PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN BY A TEAM OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. THE STUDY FOUND THAT 10 PERCENT OF FAMILIES IN THE AREA HAD EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF CONJUGAL VIOLENCE. WIFE BEATING WAS FOUND TO OCCUR PRIMARILY AT HOME, MOST FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, AND OVER WEEKENDS. ASSAULTS RANGED FROM DAILY TO TWICE A YEAR. WIFE BEATING WAS FOUND AT ALL SOCIOECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS. IN SOME INSTANCES ASSAULTERS HAD PREVIOUS CRIMINAL RECORDS; TWO-FIFTHS OF ASSAULTERS HAD BEEN ABUSED AS CHILDREN. THE STUDY RECOMMENDED THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY TASK FORCE AND RESOURCE SERVICES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM....BS

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