Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Library Resources

The federal government has a unique duty to Indian Tribes to assist in the protection of the health and welfare of Native American people and children. Public safety in Native communities is a problem. Criminals prey on Native women and children and putting tribal communities in harm's way. Tribes that opt to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction can cut through the legal red tape to enforce protection orders and prosecute domestic violence crimes, all while safeguarding defendants' due process and constitutional rights.

At least 750,000 children a year worldwide witness domestic violence. This book explores the cases of five young people who have been victims of domestic violence, providing deep insight into how their experiences have affected their emotional behaviour, the complex issues related to it and those aspects of support which provide the greatest benefit. Drawing on her own personal experience of domestic violence as well as her professional expertise, the author emphasizes the importance of giving voice to victims of domestic violence and highlights the importance of acknowledging the emotional and spiritual lives of victims in order to provide holistic support and understanding, and it's potential to instigate healing.

A new edition of the 1988 classic text that exposed the extreme prevalence of rape in America, coining the term acquaintance rape and establishing the disturbing statistics on sexual assault that still hold just as true today--now featuring an original preface from Gloria Steinem, a new introduction by Salamishah Tillet, an updated afterword by Mary P. Koss, PH.D., as well as an updated resources section. In 1988, Robin Warshaw wrote I Never Called It Rape, the ground-breaking book that revealed a staggering truth: 25% of women were the victims of rape or attempted rape. Over 80% of these women knew their assailants.

The problem of domestic violence and partner abuse knows no bounds, can affect anyone, and when kept silent and in the dark can become deadly. Hon. John Leventhal presided over the Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court, the first felony domestic violence part in the nation, since it opened in June 1996 until he was elevated to the appellate court in January 2008. Domestic violence still remains a massive and ongoing crisis. This book brings truth and reality to a matter that desperately needs to be addressed. How do we help reduce and eliminate intimate partner abuse, especially when the public knows so little and much goes unreported? By exploring the severity of the problem through true case studies of violent and abusive men, and their motivations, Leventhal successfully brings to light the problem and ways to help.

This volume of Nānā i ke Kumu presents ancient and fundamental Hawaiian values and traditions associated with grieving and healing practices with the goal of addressing modern-day family conflicts, including drug addiction, abandonment, divorce, incarceration, and domestic violence. It is intended to inspire those who work with Hawaiian families as well as individuals--teachers, clergy, medical practitioners, social workers, law enforcement, and community leaders. It will empower individuals who seek to integrate a more meaningful understanding of Hawaiian beliefs into their lives. The authors strived to represent the collective mana'o of Tūtū Pukui, their respective kūpuna, and the individuals with whom they have worked for decades.

An award-winning journalist's investigation of the true scope of domestic violence. In America, domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime, yet it remains locked in silence, even as its tendrils reach unseen into so many of our most pressing national issues, from our economy to our education system, from mass shootings to mass incarceration to #MeToo. The author frames this urgent and immersive account of the scale of domestic violence in America around key stories that explode common myths--that if things were bad enough, victims would just leave; that a violent person cannot become nonviolent; that shelter is an adequate response; and that violence inside the home is a private matter, sealed from the public sphere and disconnected from other forms of violence. Through stories of victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, and reform movements from across the country, Snyder explores the real roots of private violence, its far-reaching consequences for society, and what it will take to truly address it.

See Part Four: Ka Nohona for a chapter on "Domestic Violence" by Susan Hippensteele (pp. 133-140). Also available online via Ebook Central.
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