Deliberating in a Democracy - Domestic Violence

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Topic Resource Links

Domestic Violence

Should our democracy require health care providers to report evidence of domestic abuse to the police?

Articles and Papers

Baban, Adriana, Domestic Violence against Women in Albania (New York: UNICEF, 2003)

Bunch, Charlotte, “The Intolerable Status Quo: Violence against Women and Girls,” in The Progress of Nations 45 (New York: UNICEF, 1997) Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mandatory Reporting by Health Care Professionals (Denver, CO: CCADV, 2006)

Eckman, Ann, et al., Exploring Dimensions of Masculinity and Violence (Washington, D.C.: International Center for Research on Women & CARE, 2007)

European Commission, “European Campaign to Raise Awareness of Violence against Women” (2000)

Hyman, Ariella, Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence by Health Care Providers (San Francisco, CA: Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1997)

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, A Framework for Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Violence (Jefferson City, MO: MCADSV)

Tjaden, Patricia, and Nancy Thoennes, Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence against Women Survey (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, 2000)

Activities & Websites

Stop Violence Against Women (Minneapolis: Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2006)

Resources from Participating Sites

Partners Czech "Domestic Violence" Reading

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