Domestic Abuse

Cosc, The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
www.cosc.ie

Directories

National Steering Committee on Violence Against Women and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. (2000). National Directory of Services for Women who have Experienced Violence or the Threat of Violence. Dublin: Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Other Publications

Bacik, I. (2002) "Women and the Criminal Justice System" in O'Mahony, P., ed., Criminal Justice in Ireland, Dublin: Institute of Public Administration
Bates, F. (1981) "A Plea for the Battered Husband", Family Law, 11, 92-94.
Bielby, G. & Stitt, S. (1996), Blaming the Victim: Battered Women and G.P.'s. Research Monograph. Liverpool: John Moores University
Bowen, N. (1997)Under the Carpet. Domestic Violence: A Community Based Investigation. Dublin: Blanchardstown Area Partnership, FAS & Dublin City University
Bradley, F., Smith, M., Long, J. & O'Dowd, T. (2002), "Reported Frequency of Domestic Violence: Cross Sectional Survey of Women Attending General Practice", British Medical Journal, 324,271
Bush, T. & Hood-Williams, J. Domestic Violence on a London Housing Estate. London: Home Office Research and Statistics Department, Research Bulletin No. 37
Canavan, J. (1998) Exposure of Children and Adolescents to Domestic Violence: Identifying the Impact and Developing the Response. Galway: Department of Political Science and Sociology & National University of Ireland, Galway
Casey, M. (1989), Domestic Violence Against Women: The Women's Perspective. Dublin: University College Dublin
Commission on the Family (1998) Strengthing Families for Life. Dublin: Department of Social, Community and Family Affair
Conroy, P. & Pierce, M. (2001), Report on Monitoring of Users and Inter-Agency Referrals and Contacts. Dublin: Cork One-Stop Shop for Victims of Domestic Violence
Cook, P.W. (1997) Abused Men. The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence. London: Praeger
Cronin, J. and O'Connor, M. (1993), The Identification and Treatment of Women Admitted to an Accident & Emergency Department as a Result of Assault by Spouses/Partners. Women's Aid
Debbonaire, T. (2004), An Evaluation of Intervention Programmes in Ireland working with abusive men and their partners and ex-partners. Bristol: Domestic Violence Responses.
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Evaluation.pdf/Files/Evaluation.pdf (PDF, 1.3 MB)
DeKeseredy, W. (2000) "Current Controversies on Defining Nonlethal Violence Against Women in Intimate Heterosexual Relationships. Empirical Implications", Violence Against Women, 6/7, 28-746
Dobash, R., Dobash, R., Cavanagh, K. & Lewis, R. (1996) Research Evaluation of Programmes for Violent Men. The Scottish Office Central Research Unit
Edleson, J., & Brygger, M. (1996) "Gender Differences in Reporting of Battering Incidences", Family Relations, 35, 377-382.
Ellsberg, M., Heise, L., Pena, R., Agurto, S. & Winkvist, A. (2001) "Researching Domestic Violence Against Women: methodological and Ethical Considerations" Studies in Family Planning, 32/1, 1-16
Ellsberg, M., Heise, L., Pena, R., Agurto, S. & Winkvist, A. (2001) "Researching Domestic Violence Against Women: methodological and Ethical Considerations" Studies in Family Planning, 32/1, 1-16
Fahey, T.& Russell, H. (2001), Family Formation in Ireland. Trends, Data Needs and Implications. Economic and Social Research Institute, Policy Research Series, No. 43
Fahey, T., & Lyons, M. (1995), Marital Breakdown and Family Law in Ireland. Dublin: Oak Tree Press
Ferguson, H. (1997), "Vicious Circle: Domestic Violence and the Law", Law Society Gazette, 7
Gelles, R.J. (2000) "Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence of Violence Against Women. National Data Systems and Sources", Violence against Women, 6/7,784-804
George, M. (1994) "Into the Eye of the Medusa: Beyond Testosterone, Men and Violence", The Journal of Men's Studies, 5/4, 295-313.
Gordon, M. (2000) "Definitional Issues in Violence Against Women. Surveillance and Research from a Violence Research Perspective", Violence Against Women, 6/7, 747-783
Hagemann-White, C. (2001), "European Research on the Prevalence of Violence Against Women", Violence Against Women, 7/ 7, 732-759
Hague, G. & Wilson, C. (1996), The Silenced Pain. Domestic Violence 1945-1970, Bristol: The Policy Press
Henman, M. (1996), "Domestic Violence: Do Men Under Report?", Forensic Update, 47, 3-8
Hoyle, C. & Sanders, A, (2000), "Police Response to Domestic Violence: From Victim Choice to Victim Empowerment?", The British Journal of Criminology, 40/1
Irish Commission for Justice and Peace (2000) Domestic Violence. Dublin: The Irish Commission for Justice and Peace & The Pastoral Commission of the Irish Bishops' Conference
Kaufman Kantor, G. & Straus, M. (1987), "’The Drunken Bum’ Theory of Wife Beating", Social Problems, 34/3, 213-230
Kelleher, P. & O'Connor, M. (1999) Safety and Sanctions. Domestic Violence and the Enforcement of Law in Ireland. Dublin: Women’s Aid
Kennedy, P. (1999) Domestic Violence: The Tallaght Experience. Dublin: South-West Women’s Refuge
Kenny, B. (2000), Responding to Domestic Violence and its Impact on Women and Children. Barnardos
Kimmel, M. (2001), Male Victims of Domestic Violence: A Substantive and Methodological Research Review. The Equality Committee of the Department of Education and Science
Lyons, M., Ruddle, H. & O'Connor, J. (1992), Seeking a Refuge from Violence: The Adapt Experience. A Study of the Needs and Characteristics of the Users of the Adapt Refuge. Dublin: Mid-Western Health Board and Adapt Refuge, Limerick, Policy Research Centre
Macpherson, S. (2002) "Domestic Violence: Findings from the 2000 Scottish Crime Survey", Scotland: Scottish Executive Central Research Unit
McGee, H., Garavan, R., de Barra, M., Byrne, J. & Conroy, R. (2002) The SAVI Report. Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland. A National Study of Irish Experiences, Beliefs and Attitudes Concerning Sexual Violence. Dublin: The Liffey Press.
http://www.drcc.ie/about/savi.pdf
McKeown, K., Lehane, P., Rock, R., Hasse, T. & Pratschke, J. (2002) Unhappy Marriages: Does Counselling Help? ACCORD.
Meade, R. (1997), "Domestic Violence: An Analysis and Response from Community Activists", in Byrne, A. & Leonard, M., eds., Women and Irish Society: A Sociological Reader. Belfast: Beyond the Pale Publications
Mirrlees-Black, C. (1999), Domestic Violence: Findings from a new British Crime Survey Self-completion Questionnaire. London: Home Office Research Study 191
Mirrlees-Black, C. (1995) Estimating the extent of domestic violence: findings from the 1992 British Crime Survey. London: Home Office Research and Statistics Department, Research Bulletin No. 37
Mugford, J. (1989). Violence Today No. 2: Domestic Violence. Canberra, Australian Institute of Criminology.
Nazroo, J (1995) "Uncovering Gender Differences in the Use of Marital Violence: The Effect of Methodology", Sociology 29/3, 475-494
Pagelow, M.D. (1985) "The ‘Battered Husband Syndrome’: Social Problem or Much Ado About Little", Sociological Review, 31, 172-195
O'Connor, M. & Wilson, N. (2002) Vision, Action, Change. Feminist principles and practice of working on violence against women. Dublin: Women's Aid
O'Connor, M. & Kelleher and Associates (1995) Making the Links: Towards an integrated strategy for the elimination of violence against women in intimate relationships with men. Dublin: Women’s Aid
Regan, L. & Kelly, L. (2001) 'Teenage Tolerance. The Hidden Lives of Young Irish People. A Study of Young Peoples Experience and Responses to Violence and Abuse. Dublin: Women’s Aid
Richardson, J., Coid, J., Pettuckevitch, A., Shan Chung, W., Moorey, S. & Feder, G. (2002), "Identifying Domestic Violence: Cross Sectional Study in Primary Care", British Medical Journal,324, 274-277
Ruddle, H. (1992) Breaking the Silence. Violence in the Home: The Women's Perspective. Dublin: Mid-Western Health Board and Adapt Refuge, Limerick, Policy Research Centre
Ryan, A. B. (2002), How was it for you? Dublin: Accord
Stanko, E., Crisp, D., Hale, C. & Lucraft, H. (1998) Counting the Costs: Estimating the Impact of Domestic Violence in the London Borough of Hackney London:Crime Concern.
Stitt, S. & Macklin, A. (1995), "’Battered Husbands’: The Hidden Victims of Domestic Violence" Liverpool: John Moores University Consumer Research
Task Force on Violence Against Women (1997) Report of the Task Force on Violence Against Women. Dublin: Stationery Office
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/dvreport.pdf/Files/dvreport.pdf (PDF, 2.42 MB)
Taylor-Browne, J. (2001), What Works in Reducing Domestic Violence? A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals. Whiting and Birch
The National Women's Council of Ireland (1996) Report of the Working Party on the Legal and Judicial Process for Victims of Sexual and Other Crimes of Violence Against Women and Children. Dublin: Cahill Printers Ltd
Vaughan, B. (2001), "Selecting Responses to Domestic Violence", Irish Criminal Law Journal, 11 (2), 23-8.
Walby, S. & Myhill, A. (2001), "New Survey Methodologies in Researching Violence Against Women", British Journal of Criminology, 41, 502-522
World Health Organisation, Putting Women First: Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Research on Domestic Violence Against Women, WHO/EIP/GPE/99.2