Because of existing gaps and inadequacies in the delivery of services, battered women often find it impossible to obtain the help they need. This article outlines a three-part strategy for improving service delivery. (Author)

Explores factors behind the lack of effective services for battered women delivered by the social work and legal professions. Proposes a model of multidisciplinary intervention with four basic components: intake, social work intervention, legal intervention, and collaborative activities. (Author/JAC)

The problem of wives who are abused and brutalized by their husbands have been largely ignored. This article demonstrates the isolation of the battered wife as a result of society's failure to assist her and proposes strategies for dealing with wife abuse. (Author)

Discusses the present status and possible future of wife abuse programs in light of public interest in other social problems. Suggests programs must develop the permanent formal structure needed for survival, develop professional standards, and form alliances with established community groups. (JAC)

Examines transnational legal interventions instituted in response to intimate violence and assesses propriety of the criminal model. Using postmodern social work theory and practice, article promotes the idea of a more workable alternative response--a domestic violence commission that gives more power to battered women. (FC)