Human Rights Violations in Georgia, An Alternative Report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture. World Organization Against Torture (30 April 2006). (PDF, 73 pages).
This report discusses Georgian law that is related to many forms of domestic violence, examines the role of culture and tradition in domestic violence, and makes recommendations on how today's situation can be addressed.

Integration of the Human Rights of Women and a Gender Perspective: Violence Against Women, Mission to the Russian Federation, Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (26 January 2006). (PDF, 27 pages).
This report discusses the forms of domestic abuse taking place in the Russian Federation, the opportunities and obstacles to improve the situation, and actions taken by the State.

Women in an Insecure World: Violence Against Women: Facts, Figures, and Analysis. Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (September 2005). (PDF, 32 pages).
This report provides an overview of the roots of violence against women, the specific forms of violence, the role of the State, and activities to combat violence against women. It concludes by providing recommendations.

Addressing Violence Against Women and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals. World Health Organization Department of Gender, Women and Health (September 2005). (PDF, 51 pages).
This report examines how violence against women impedes development and how the achievement of specific Millennium Development Goals can help prevent violence against women.

“Tackling Domestic Violence: Effective Interventions and Approaches” Marianne Hester and Nicole Westmarland, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate (February 2005). (PDF, 152 pages).

Researching Violence Against Women: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Activists, Mary Ellsberg and Lori Heise, World Health Organization and Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (2005). (PDF, 259 pages).
This is a detailed, extensive guide for anyone who has an interest in or is researching violence against women.

Violence Against Women in Azerbaijan, An Alternative Country Report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. World Organization Against Torture (8-26 November 2004). (PDF, 52 pages).
The report highlights the fact that, despite differences in social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders, as well as cultural identities. The lack of appropriate legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government on punishing perpetrators of violence are factors that contribute to the continuing and widespread occurrence of violence against women.

Violence Against Women: 10 Reports/Year 2003, FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN. World Organisation Against Torture (2004). (PDF, 426 pages).
This report includes thorough descriptions of domestic violence in: Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Eritea, Estonia, Mali, Russia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, as well as specific recommendations.

Costs of Intimate Partner Violence at the Household and Community Levels: An Operational Framework for Developing Countries, Nata Duvvury, Caren Grown, and Jennifer Redner, International Center for Research on Women (2004). (PDF, 42 pages).
This report outlines a cost framework for developing countries to bring about political will for addressing domestic violence and violence against women.

Social Advocates Training Manual: Experiences and Methodological Recommendations, The American Bar Association Central and European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA CEELI), 2004. (PDF 152 pages), (in Russian with the introduction translated into English).
The manual contains a basic introduction to the program, templates to each of the core subjects taught to the Social Advocates, written by the trainers, as well as sample materials referred to in the text. It is intended as a guide to those who wish to learn more about CEELI's Social Advocates program and to as a tool to adapt the program to their own needs.

Violence Against Women in Estonia, A Report to the Human Rights Committee. World Organisation Against Torture, 7 July 2004, (PDF, 30 pages).
The report highlights the fact that despite differences of social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders as well as cultural identities. The lack of appropriate legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government laxity on punishing perpetrators of violence are all factors contributing to the continuing and widespread occurrence of violence against women.

Violence Against Women in Russia, A Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. World Organisation Against Torture, 7 July 2004 (PDF, 42 pages).
The report highlights the fact that despite differences of social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders as well as cultural identities. The lack of effective legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government laxity on punishing perpetrators of violence are all factors contributing to the continuing and  occurrence of violence against women.

Violence Against Women in Turkey, A Report to the Committee Against Torture. World Organisation Against Torture, 7 July 2004. (PDF, 42 pages).
The report highlights the fact that despite differences of social, cultural and political contexts, patterns and frequency of violence against women span both national and socio-economic borders as well as cultural identities. The lack of effective legislation on violence against women, inequality in society’s gender roles, and government laxity on punishing perpetrators of violence are all factors contributing to the continuing and  occurrence of violence against women.

Turkey: Women Confronting Family Violence, Amnesty International, 2 June 2004 (PDF, 30 pages).
This report focuses on the prevalence of family violence against women in Turkey, and its recommendations are focused on the reforms of government systems needed to protect women from violence.

In Harm's Way: Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment, National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information.
This report gives an overview of the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. It discusses the effects domestic violence has on children in the home, both through witnessing the events and subsequently being abused or neglected. The report also provides examples of programs that have been implemented at all levels of government to address the issues together.

Advocacy in a Coordinated Community Response: Overview and Highlights of Three Programs, Rose Thelen, Gender Violence Institute, 2000 (PDF, 17 pages).
Discusses systems advocacy and advocacy on behalf of battered women within a coordinated community response and examines three coordinated community response models: Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, Minnesota; Domestic Violence Project, Inc./SAFE House in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Domestic Violence Emergency Response Teams for Zero Tolerance (DVERT/ZT) in Santa Barbara, California.

The Impact of Violence in the Lives of Working Women: Creating Solutions—Creating Change, NOW Legal Defense Fund, 2002 (PDF, 17 pages).
Discusses the ways in which domestic violence "can have dramatic and far-reaching effects on business" and recommends ways in which employers can assist women employees who are affected by domestic violence.

Domestic Violence: Break the Chain—Multi-Agency Guidance for Addressing Domestic Violence, Home Office (PDF, 38 pages).
Discusses issues that criminal justice agencies in the United Kingdom should consider in creating an effective coordinated response to domestic violence and provides examples of coordinated responses in the United Kingdom.

Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Youth Violence: Strategies for Prevention and Early Intervention, Janet Carter.
Discuses the correlation between child and spousal abuse, and the effects of domestic violence on children. Suggests collaboration between community agencies to reduce the social and economic risk factors for domestic abuse and child abuse and outlines the components of such a collaboration.

Child Welfare Practices for Cases with Domestic Violence, Oregon Department of Human Services. (PDF, 80 pages).
This report describes child welfare practice for domestic violence cases in which require protective services for both adults and children. It focuses on the need for the protection of the children in such cases through cooperation of human services staff, law enforcement, courts, and other community actors.

Lethality Assessment Tools: A Critical Analysis, Neil Websdale, VAWnet, 2000 (PDF, 9 pages).
This article discusses existing tools for assessing lethality in domestic violence cases, how those tools are used and applied, problems with measuring the effectiveness of these tools, and the impact of lethality assessment on women. The report concludes, as does the discussion of lethality in Explore the Issue, that there is no way to predict a lethal outcome, although certain factors identified by lethality assessment tools may indicate increased dangerousness.

Shelter Rules: Who Needs Them?, Linda A. Osmundson.
This article discusses the development of shelter rules and policies that both promote the residents' autonomy and also ensure residents' well-being and safety.

From Good Intentions to Good Practice: Working with Families Where There is Domestic Violence, Catherine Humphreys, Gill Hague, Marianne Hester, Audrey Mullender (Available in PDF and HTML, 12 pages).
Covers monitoring and screening, guidelines for advocates, safety planning, training, evaluation, coordination of responses, and issues relating to children.

Effective Advocacy on Behalf of Battered Women, Loretta M. Frederick, Battered Women's Justice Project. (PDF, 4 pages).
This report provides an important overview of issues that relate to providing advocacy for battered women.

The Evolution of Domestic Violence Theory and Law Reform Efforts in the United States, Loretta M. Frederick, Battered Women's Justice Project, September 2000 (PDF, 7 pages).
This report provides an overview of the past thirty years of organizing and legislative change regarding domestic violence in the criminal justice system.

Domestic Violence and Probation, Fernando Mederos, Denise Gamache & Ellen Pence, Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.
In the United States and other countries, a perpetrator may be sentenced to probation, during which he is not incarcerated but his actions are restricted and monitored, for a period of time after his release from jail. The actions of the officer that monitors the perpetrator's behavior can significantly enhance victim safety and batterer accountability.

Criminal Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Linda A. McGuire, Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.
This report discusses ways in which prosecutors can more effectively respond to domestic violence, criminal justice practices and policies that would better protect victims and ensure batterer accountability, and the ways in which domestic violence prosecutions may differ from other kinds of criminal prosecutions.

The Government Response to Domestic Violence Against Immigrant and Refugee Women in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area: A Human Rights Report, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 10 December 2004. (PDF, 157 pages).
This report highlights many of the innovative programs and legislative initiatives that advance the safety of battered refugee and immigrant women in Minneapolis/St. Paul community and the prosecution of their abusers. The report finds that battered refugee and immigrant women in the Twin Cities area nevertheless face serious obstacles in accessing protection from domestic violence and government services, and in pursuing accountability for their abusers.

Violence Against Women: 10 Reports/Year 2002, FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN, World Organisation Against Torture, 2003 (PDF, 393 pages).
This report includes thorough descriptions of domestic violence in  Croatia, Czech Republic, Moldova, Poland, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Yemen. Each report examines violence against women in the home, in the community, and violence against women perpetrated by the State. Legal, political, economic, social, and cultural factors are all taken into account to analyze the specifics of violence against women in each country. The conclusion of each report states recommended actions for the government

Domestic Violence Against Women in Albania, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2003. (PDF, 67 pages).
According to the report 40 percent of women in 11 districts were regularly subjected to physical violence and 64 percent were subjected to physical and psychological violence.

Intergenerational Transmission of Partner Violence: A 20-Year Prospective Study, Miriam K. Ehrensaft et al., in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 71, no. 4, 741-753, 2003. (PDF, 13 pages).
This study followed 543 children over twenty years and found that exposure to domestic violence was a strong predictor of perpetrating partner violence and also conferred the highest risk of receiving intimate partner violence.

Controversies and Recent Studies of Batterer Intervention Program Effectiveness, Larry Bennett & Oliver Williams, VAWnet, 2001 (PDF, 15 pages).
This report evaluates the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs based on: holding batterer’s responsible, victim safety, and changes in behavior and attitude of the batterer. The report also discusses whether some programs are better than others overall and how certain programs are better suited for certain perpetrators.

Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, David A. Wolfe & Peter G. Jaffe, VAWnet, January 2003 (PDF, 9 pages).
This article evaluates school and community based educational programs for elementary-aged children, adolescents, young adults and adults as a strategy for preventing violence against women.

Bending the Bow: Targeting Women's Human Rights and Opportunities, Network Women's Program, Open Society Institute, 2002. (PDF, 116 pages).
This report discusses advocacy efforts to address violence against women in CEE/FSU.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Domestic Violence in 2001: A Report of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, 2002, (PDF, 73 pages).
This report overviews domestic violence in the LGBT community and provides detailed statistics from the year 2001. It also includes a state-by-state analysis of the availability for orders of protection to LGBT individuals.

Women's Victimisation in Developing Countries, Anna Alvazzi del Frate & Angela Patrignani, United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Issues & Reports No. 5.
This report contains statistics on the prevalence and scope of violence against women around the world.

Battered Mothers Speak Out: A Human Rights Report on Domestic Violence and Child Custody in the Massachusetts Family Courts, Battered Mothers' Testimony Project, Wellesley Centers for Women (November 2002).
This report documents and analyzes through a human rights framework the Massachusetts family court system in child custody and visitation cases in which domestic violence is an issue.

The PVS Disaster: Poverty, Violence and Substance Abuse in the Lives of Women and Children, Sandra L. Bloom, Women's Law Project, September 2002. (PDF, 238 pages).

Testimony of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund on the Impact of Domestic and Sexual Violence in the Workplace, submitted to the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Hearing on "Violence Against Women in the Workplace: The Extent of the Problem and What Government and Business are Doing About it" (25 July 2002).

World Report 2002: Women's Human Rights, Human Rights Watch.

Reducing Intimate Partner Abuse: A Look at National, State, and Local Strategies for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Barbara Johnson, 2002.
This report discusses some of the primary and secondary health effects of domestic violence.

The Troubling Admission of Supervised Visitation Records in Custody Proceedings, Nat Stern & Karen Oehme, in Temple Law Review, vol. 75, 271, 2002. (PDF, 42 pages).
This report argues that reliance on records created at supervised visitation centers in making custody determinations undermines women's and children's safety.

Voices of Survival: The Economic Impacts of Domestic Violence: A Blueprint for Action, Economic Stability Working Group of the Transition Subcommittee of the Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence, October 2002 (PDF, 86 pages).
This report describes the findings and recommendations of Massachusetts's Economic Stability Working Group on the economic impacts of domestic abuse.

Changing Practice: How Domestic Violence Advocates Use Internet and Wireless Communication Technologies, Ann L. Kranz, 13 May 2002 (PDF, 13 pages).
Emphasizes the need for domestic violence organizations to become aware of issues surrounding "safe and ethical Internet and wireless communication service delivery."

Stalking Laws and Implementation Practices: A National Review for Policymakers and Practitioners, Neal Miller & Hugh Nugent, Institute for Law and Justice, January 2002 (PDF, 24 pages).
This report provides a concise overview of stalking by examining its definitions, prevalence, and impact on victims. It also looks at criminal anti-stalking laws and the process of their implementation. It concludes with a compilation of best practices and recommendations.

Broken Bodies, Shattered Minds: Torture and Ill-Treatment of Women, Amnesty International, 2001 (PDF, 15 pages).
This report discusses domestic violence as a form of torture and outlines state responsibilities to take steps to combat this violence.

Domestic Violence Organizations Online: Risks, Ethical Dilemmas, and Liability Issues, Jerry Finn (August 2001).

Turning the Tide: CEDAW and the Gender Dimensions of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic, United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2001 (PDF, 33 pages).
Chapter 3 discusses gender-based violence and sexual exploitation.

Working Effectively with the Police: A Guide for Battered Women's Advocates, Jane Sadusky, 2001 (PDF, 19 pages).
This report provides general guidelines for working with police, policy and training models, and examples of community/advocate partnerships to work for change in the way the criminal justice system addresses domestic violence cases and helps victims.

Strategies to Improve Supervised Visitation Services in Domestic Violence Cases, M. Sharon Maxwell & Karen Oehme, October 2001.
This report discusses the increasing use of supervised visitation services as a way to reduce the potential harm to victim and child based on an understanding of the impact of domestic violence on children, and develops strategies to increase the safety of victim and child.

Violence Against Women: WHO Fact Sheet No. 239, World Health Organization, June 2001 (PDF, 4 pages).
This fact sheet provides an overview of violence against women in the context of health. It examines the social, economic, biological, and psychological causes, its impact on the health care system and society, the public health approach, and actions the WHO is taking to combat it.

Effective Interventions in Domestic Violence Cases: Context is Everything, Loretta Frederick & Julie Tilley, May 2001 (PDF, 4 pages).
Emphasizes the importance of understanding the context in which domestic violence occurs in ensuring that criminal justice interventions effectively hold batterers accountable and protect victims and examines specific contexts and the response that is called for in those contexts.

Expanding Solutions for Domestic Violence and Poverty: What Battered Women with Abused Children Need from Their Advocates, Susan Schechter.
Although alcohol does not cause domestic violence, violence and substance abuse are related in a number of ways, a number of which are described in the report.

Toolkit to End Violence Against Women, National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women & the Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Office, 2001.
Provides concrete anti-violence strategies for advocates, legal and medical professionals, members of the clergy, the media, and educational institutions.

Working with Victims of Crime with Disabilities, Cheryl Guidry Tyiska, National Organization for Victim Assistance, 19 April 2001 (PDF, 26 pages).
This report identifies obstacles and issues unique to victims with disabilities, makes recommendations for disability rights specialists and government offices, and provides information on additional resources on the topic.

Survivors of intimate violence seek help online: Implications of responding to increasing requests, Ann L. Kranz, 19 March 2001.
Describes the results of a study of unsolicited email requests received by Violence Against Women Online over the course of a year and identifies some of the questions that organizations must ask in developing a strategy for responding to unsolicited requests for assistance, particularly from victims of violence.

A Practical Approach to Gender-Based Violence: A Programme Guide for Health Care Providers and Managers, United Nations Population Fund, 2001 (PDF, 74 pages).
This guide presents a strategy to approaching gender-based violence by integrating assessment and treatment into established reproductive health services. Three methods are presented with a step-by-step guide for their implementation.

Women 2000: An Investigation into the Status of Women's Rights in the former Soviet Union and Central and South-Eastern Europe, International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, 9 November 2000 (PDF, 546 pages).

Intimate and Caregiver Violence Against Women with Disabilities, Patricia E. Eriwn, July 2000 (PDF, 15 pages).
This report gives an overview of domestic violence with a focus on violence against women with disabilities. It describes the abusive tactics used by perpetrators and the response given by the criminal justice system.

What Will It Take? Stopping Violence Against Women: A Challenge to Governments, Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, June 2000.
Assesses global progress on violence against women in the five years since the 1995 Beijing Conference and recommends areas for continued action.

Special Report: Intimate Partner Violence, Callie Marie Rennison and Sarah Welchans, Bureau of Justice Statistics, May 2000 (PDF, 11 pages).
This report examines trends in intimate partner violence particularly during the 1990s.

Justice, Change, and Human Rights: International Research and Responses to Domestic Violence, Barbara Burton, Nata Duvvury & Nisha Varia, 2000 (PDF, 31 pages).
This report compares and evaluates programs funded by Promoting Women in Development (PROWID).

Women's Rights are Human Rights, Human Rights Quarterly, Special Issue on Women's Rights, Spring 2000.
This report addresses the topics of gender mainstreaming, the need for a human rights  framework when addressing trafficking in women, women’s economic, social, and cultural rights, traditional practices that adversely affect women’s health, and women’s reproductive rights.

Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Healthcare Professionals, Department of Health, March 2000. (Available in PDF, 87 pages).
Provides information, recommendations and strategies designed to help healthcare workers in the United Kingdom respond effectively to domestic violence.

A Health Response: Working in a Wider Partnership, Department of Health, March 2000. (PDF, 62 pages).
Documentation of a conference on healthcare and domestic violence in the United Kingdom. Participants discussed ways in which coordination between healthcare workers and other agencies could be improved.

Guidance for Agencies: Collecting and Managing Data, Ascolto Ltd., Home Office Policing & Reducing Crime Unit, February 2000 (PDF, 34 pages).
Provides a framework for criminal justice agencies seeking to develop data collection and management protocols to measure and evaluate their interventions for both impact and cost-effectiveness. Includes a self-assessment diagnostic tool that can help agencies evaluate their current data collection and management systems

Reducing Domestic Violence . . . What Works? Perpetrator Programmes, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 4 pages).
This report overviews program designs, effectiveness, the need for evaluation and increased participation, as well as gives recommendations for improving perpetrator programmes.

Reducing Domestic Violence... What Works? Policing Domestic Violence, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 4 pages).
This report evaluates three projects in the United Kingdom focused on strengthening police efforts to address domestic violence. It also provides recommendations for similar projects.

Reducing Domestic Violence... What Works? Civil Law Remedies, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 4 pages).
Notes that while an analysis of judicial responses indicates that judges continue to uphold the presumption that allowing contact between child and father is preferable, where possible, "(t)here is a growing body of evidence from women's and children's experience which controverts the 'contact is best' presumption. Contact may be being granted in cases where it is dangerous for women and children." The report recommends that judicial reluctance to refuse contact should be addressed, and suggests that judicial officers be trained about the dynamics of domestic violence.

Reducing Domestic Violence... What Works? Use of the Criminal Law, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 4 pages).
Discusses domestic violence prosecution policies in the United Kingdom, including absent victim investigations and prosecutions.

 Reducing Domestic Violence... What Works? Meeting the Needs of Children, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 2 pages).
This report addresses the inadequacies in current policy and practice addressing the needs of children in abuse situations and provides recommendations for improvement.

Reducing Domestic Violence... What Works? Health Services, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 4 pages).

Reducing Domestic Violence... What Works? Multi-Agency Fora, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, January 2000 (PDF, 4 pages).
Provides recommendations for increasing the success of multi-agency coordinated responses in the United Kingdom.

Evaluating Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence, Melanie Shepard, 1999.

New Challenges for the Battered Women's Movement: Building Collaborations and Improving Public Policy for Poor Women, Susan Schechter, 1999 (PDF, 12 pages).

Building Bridges Between Domestic Violence Advocates and Health Care Providers, Janet Nudelman & Helen Rodriguez Trias, 1999.

Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence & Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1999 (PDF, 134 pages).

Specialized Criminal Domestic Violence Courts, Julie A. Helling, 1999.
Discusses some of the kinds of specialized procedures or institutions that judicial systems in the United States have developed, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches.

The Impact of Violence Against Women on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Dr. Rachel Jewkes, Medical Research Council, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Durban, South Africa, 11 November 1999.

Gender and HIV/AIDS: Taking Stock of research and programmes, UNAIDS (UNAIDS/99.16E), March 1999.

World Report 1999: Women's Human Rights, Human Rights Watch.

Innovative Strategies to Provide Housing for Battered Women, Amy Correia, 1999.

Problems Associated with Children's Witnessing of Domestic Violence, Jeff Edleson, 1999 (PDF, 8 pages).

Safety and Accountability: The Underpinnings of a Just Justice System, Barbara J. Hart, May 1998 (PDF, 24 pages).
This report provides a detailed discussion of some of the barriers faced by battered women in accessing the court system and discusses ways in which courts and the judiciary can more effectively respond to the needs of battered women and their children and enhance batterer accountability.

Global Report, Family Violence Prevention Fund.
Provides links to selected articles that appear in "Ending Domestic Violence: Report From the Global Frontlines" (1998), edited by Leni Marin, Helen Zia and Esta Soler, on domestic violence work being done in Brazil, Cambodia, China, India, Ireland, Russia, South Africa and the United States.

Stalking and Domestic Violence, Office of Justice Programs, 1998 (PDF, 117 pages).
Chapter 2 of the report discusses the definition of stalking, the prevalence of stalking in the United States, the proportion of stalking that is perpetrated by male former intimate partners, the consequences of stalking, measures that can be taken to protect victims, and the relationship between stalking and other forms of violence.

Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, Patricia Tjaden & Nancy Thoennes, National Institute of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 1998 (PDF, 20 pages).
Describes stalking in general as it pertains to sexual violence and women from the findings of the National Violence against survey conducted in November 1995 through May 1996.

Assessing Justice System Response to Violence Against Women: A Tool for Law Enforcement, Prosecution and the Courts to Use in Developing Effective Responses, Kristin Littel, et al., 1998.
Provides checklists that can be used to evaluate law enforcement and judicial response to domestic violence, using examples from the United States.

Abuse and Women with Disabilities, Margaret A. Nosek, & Carol A. Howland, VAWnet, February 1998 (PDF, 7 pages).

Child Custody and Visitation Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: Legal Trends, Research Findings, and Recommendations, Daniel G. Saunders, University of Michigan (August 1998/October 1998).
Examines "legal and cultural trends surrounding custody and visitation decisions" in the United States and describes "the social science evidence supporting a need to consider domestic violence in these decisions."

An Approach to Legal Advocacy for Individual Battered Women, Jill Davies, Greater Hartford Legal Assistance, Inc., 30 June 1997 (PDF, 29 pages)
Discusses legal advocacy on behalf of battered women, barriers and obstacles that may prevent women from accessing such relief, and advocacy approaches.

The Progress of Nations, UNICEF 41, 42, 1997 (PDF, 72 pages).

Substance Abuse and Woman Abuse by Male Partners, Larry W. Bennett, VAWnet, 1997 (PDF, 7 pages).

Women with HIV/AIDS Speak Out on Domestic Violence, in Womencare News (December 1996). (PDF, 10 pages).
This article discusses the intersection of domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, and emphasizes that HIV prevention and AIDS service programs must collaborate with battered women's advocates to "address the dual epidemic of HIV and domestic violence."

Women and Violence, United Nations Department of Public Information (February 1996).

Global Report on Women's Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, 1 August 1995.
This report includes a brief section devoted to issues of domestic violence.

Custody & Visitation Decision-Making When There Are Allegations of Domestic Violence, Barbara J. Hart (1995).
This report discusses legal reforms undertaken in jurisdictions in the United States to better ensure safety for battered women and their children in custody and visitation determinations.

Domestic Violence & Stalking: A Comment on the Model Anti-Stalking Code Proposed by the National Institute of Justice, Nancy K.D. Lemon (1994).

Children of Domestic Violence: Risks and Remedies, Barbara J. Hart, in Child Protective Services Quarterly (Winter 1992).
This article discusses the risks that domestic violence poses to children and proposes strategies for intervention that will help both parents and children.

Safety Planning for Children: Strategizing for Unsupervised Visits with Batterers, Barbara J. Hart (1990).
This report provides advocates with strategies for working with children to create safety plans for unsupervised visitation and notes that unsupervised visitation is appropriate only where the batterer no longer poses a risk to the mother or child.

Wife Abuse and Child Custody and Visitation by the Abuser, Kendall Segel-Evans, 1989.