Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Contends that, although Carden did excellent job of summarizing available information on batterers, she did not take a stance and defend it, both in regard to existing literature and her proposed integrative…

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Sees Carden's article as excellent and much-needed example of counseling psychology mainstreaming issues of violence against women. Focuses comments on fear of blaming the victim and stopping male violence. (NB)

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse/abusers. Notes that Carden capably and fairly highlights distinctions between different theories of battering. States that no current theory is sufficient for exploring wife abusers and that theorizing and practice should…

Responds to previous article (Carden, this issue) that reviewed clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on wife abuse and abusers. Argues that Carden's version of systems theory is too narrow and makes implications about causality and responsibility for wife abuse that would be rejected by most contemporary family therapists including…

Current statistics on arrests, convictions, and prison inmates and recent studies on violence by women indicate that the number of women who commit violent crimes is rising. Violent crimes include murder, rape, terrorism, gang participation, domestic violence, and prostitution. The first section, "Women Who Kill," discusses women who…

Addresses the phenomenon of children with disabilities who are maltreated. The higher risk for children with disabilities being victimized and maltreated because of their dependency and the higher reported incidence of abuse are discussed. Reasons for the higher incidence of abuse, including social devaluation, are provided. (CR)

This study examined the incidence and nature of abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities residing with their families in New York State. Informal meetings were held with service providers to discuss the issues, and 84 allegations of familial abuse and neglect were reviewed. The study found that familial abuse of these individuals…

This commentary discusses the research article "Gender Differences in Abused Children with and without Disabilities" (Sobsey and others) that follows, which found that children with disabilities are at greater risk for being maltreated, that boys are more frequently abused, and that boys with disabilities are sexually abused more frequently than…

Although Massachusetts ranks in the top 10 percent among states on several key indicators of child well-being, the state's growing incidence of child maltreatment is stark and confounding. This report launches a state call to action aimed at ending child maltreatment through revising and strengthening systems to protect children, providing support…