THE AUTHORS INCLUDE A POLICE OFFICER, A COUNSELOR WHO HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH BATTERED WOMEN, A SOCIOLOGIST, A FORMER BATTERED WOMAN, AND FEMINIST ACTIVISTS. THE PACKET IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. ARTICLES PRINTED ON GREEN SHEETS DEFINE THE PROBLEM. THESE INCLUDE A CASE HISTORY, A STUDY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS WITH INTRAFAMILY VIOLENCE, A STUDY OF THE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF MEN WHO BEAT THEIR WIVES, STUDIES OF THE LONG-TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ABUSE ON BOTH THE WIFE AND THE CHILDREN; AND A STUDY OF 80 FAMILIES TO ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHY THE WIFE STAYS. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN SEVERAL CULTURES IS EXAMINED. A SERIES OF ARTICLES PRINTED ON YELLOW SHEETS PRESENTS ATTEMPTED SOLUTIONS. THESE INCLUDE TWO NEWSPAPERS CLIPPINGS, ONE TELLING OF AN INDIANA COURT WHICH MAKES THE WIFE HER HUSBAND'S PROBATION OFFICER AND ONE DETAILING A SUIT BROUGHT BY 12 WOMEN AGAINST THE NEW YORK POLICE AND THE CITY'S FAMILY COURT FOR FAILURE TO PROTECT THEM. OTHER ARTICLES COVER LEGISLATIVE REFORM TO HELP ABUSED WIVES, TIPS FOR COUNSELING WITH ABUSED WOMEN, A DESCRIPTION OF A REFUGE IN THE BOSTON, MASS., AREA CALLED TRANSITION HOUSE, AND TIPS ON DEVELOPING A CRISIS LEAFLET FOR ABUSED WIVES. MOST OF THESE ARTICLES HAVE REFERENCES APPENDED. IN ADDITION, THE PACKET CONTAINS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A STATISTICS SHEET. (GLR)